Contact may refer to:

Interaction

Physical interaction

* Contact (geology), a common geological feature *

Contact lens Contact lenses, or simply contacts, are thin lenses placed directly on the surface of the eyes. Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide, and they can be worn to correct vision or for cosmetic ...

or contact, a lens placed on the eye *

Contact sport Contact sports are sports that emphasize or require physical contact between players. Some sports, such as mixed martial arts, are scored on impacting an opponent, while others, including rugby football, gridiron football and Australian rules f ...

, a sport in which players make contact with other players or objects * Contact juggling *

Contact mechanics Contact mechanics is the study of the deformation of solids that touch each other at one or more points.Johnson, K. L, 1985, Contact mechanics, Cambridge University Press.Popov, Valentin L., 2010, ''Contact Mechanics and Friction. Physical Pr ...

, the study of solid objects that deform when touching each other * Contact process (mathematics), a model of an interacting particle system * Electrical contacts * '' Sparśa'', a concept in Buddhism that in Sanskrit/Indian language is translated as "contact", "touching", "sensation", "sense impression", etc.

Social interaction

Contact (amateur radio) An amateur radio contact, more commonly referred to as simply a "contact", is an exchange of information between two amateur radio stations. The exchange usually consists of an initial call, a response by another amateur radio operator at an ama ...

* Contact (law), a concept related to visitation rights * Contact (social), a person who can offer help in achieving goals * Contact Conference, an annual scientific conference * Extraterrestrial contact, see Search for extraterrestrial intelligence *

First contact (anthropology) In anthropology, first contact is the first meeting of two communities previously without contact with one another. Notable examples of first contact are those between the Spanish Empire and the Arawak in 1492; and the Aboriginal Australians with ...

, an initial meeting of two cultures * Language contact, the interaction of two or more languages

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Contact'' (1978 film), a Soviet animated short film * ''Contact'' (1992 film), a short film by Jonathan Darby, with Brad Pitt * ''Contact'' (1997 American film), a science fiction drama film adapted from the Carl Sagan novel * ''The Contact'' (1997 South Korean film), a romance film * ''Contact'', a 2002 short film by Kieran Galvin * ''Contact'' (2009 film), an Australian documentary film

Games

* ''Contact'' (tile game) * ''Contact'' (video game), a 2006 role-playing video game * ''Contact'', a social word-guessing game similar to Botticelli

Music

Albums

* ''Contact'' (ATB album) * ''Contact'' (Boney James album) * ''Contact'' (Fancy album) * ''Contact'' (Fantastic Plastic Machine album) * ''Contact'' (Freda Payne album) * ''Contact'' (Indo G album) * ''Contact'' (Mad Heads album) * ''Contact'' (Minori Chihara album) * ''Contact'' (Noisettes album) * ''Contact'' (Platinum Blonde album) * ''Contact'' (Pointer Sisters album) * ''Contact'' (Silver Apples album) * ''Contact'' (Thirteen Senses album) * ''Contact'', an album by The Benjamin Gate *

Contact! (Eiffel 65 album) ''Contact!'' is the second album by Italian Dance trio Eiffel 65. Released on 24 July 2001, the album contains lyrics in both English and Italian. Development and sound Work on the album originally began in May 2000, while Eiffel 65 were on a t ...

, 2001 *

Contact! (Ray Barretto album) ''Contact!'' is an album by the American musician Ray Barretto, released in 1998. He is credited with his band, New World Spirit. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Latin Jazz Performance" category. Barretto supported the alb ...

, 1998

Songs

* "Contact" (Daft Punk song) (2013) * "Contact" (Edwin Starr song) (1978) * "Contact", a song by Anthrax from '' We've Come for You All'' * "Contact", a song by Big Audio Dynamite from '' Megatop Phoenix'' * "Contact", a song by

Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...

* "Contact", a song by Brooklyn Bounce * "Contact", a song by Kyo from '' 300 Lésions'' * "Contact", a song by

Glenn Morrison Glenn Adam Morrison (born 28 May 1976), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the Parramatta Eels, the Balmain Tigers, the North Sydney Bears and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rug ...

* "Contact", a song by Phish from ''

Junta Junta may refer to: Government and military * Junta (governing body) (from Spanish), the name of various historical and current governments and governing institutions, including civil ones ** Military junta, one form of junta, government led by ...

'' * "Contact", a song by The Police from '' Reggatta de Blanc'' * "Contact", a song by Spirit from '' Rapture in the Chambers'' * "Contact", a song from the musical '' Rent''

Television

* "Contact", a 1995 episode of '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' * "Contact" (''Saving Hope''), a 2012 episode of ''Saving Hope''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Contact'' (magazine), an American literary "little magazine" * ''Contact'' (musical), a 1999 dance play * ''Contact'' (novel), a novel by Carl Sagan *

Contact (The Culture) The Culture is a fictional interstellar post-scarcity civilisation or society created by the Scottish writer Iain M. Banks and features in a number of his space opera novels and works of short fiction, collectively called the Culture series ...

, a fictional organization in the works of Iain M. Banks

Brands and enterprises

* Contact Air, an airline * Contact Energy, an energy company * Contact Theatre, a multi-disciplinary arts venue in Manchester, England

Other uses

* Contact (mathematics), an equivalence relation *

Contact print A contact print is a photographic image produced from film; sometimes from a film negative, and sometimes from a film positive or paper negative. In a darkroom an exposed and developed piece of film or photographic paper is placed emulsion ...

, a kind of photographic image * Contact process, a method of producing sulfuric acid * Transit (astronomy)#Contacts, specific points in time during a transit or eclipse *

Contact Lens Contact lenses, or simply contacts, are thin lenses placed directly on the surface of the eyes. Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide, and they can be worn to correct vision or for cosmetic ...

, a lens worn directly on the eye *

Contact paper Contact paper is an adhesive paper used as a covering or lining. Description Contact paper is an inexpensive material that has a decorative surface on one side and a highly adhesive material on the other side. The paper sticks to the desired sur ...

or contact, a self-adhesive, PVC or paper film, used for covering or lining * Contact, Nevada, an unincorporated community in the United States