Contact may refer to:

Interaction

Physical interaction

Contact (geology) A geological contact is a boundary which separates one rock body from another. A contact can be formed during deposition, by the intrusion of magma, or through faulting or other deformation of rock beds that brings distinct rock bodies into contact ...

, a common geological feature * Contact lens 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 fo ...

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

Contact juggling Contact juggling is a form of object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls in contact with the body. Although often used in conjunction with "toss juggling", it differs in that it involves the rolling of one or mor ...

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 P ...

, the study of solid objects that deform when touching each other * Contact process (mathematics), a model of an interacting particle system *

Electrical contacts An electrical contact is an electrical circuit component found in electrical switches, relays, connectors and circuit breakers. Each contact is a piece of electrically conductive material, typically metal. When a pair of contacts touch, they c ...

* ''

Sparśa Sparśa (Sanskrit; Pali: ''phassa'') is a Sanskrit/Indian term that is translated as "contact", "touching", "sensation", "sense impression", etc. It is defined as the coming together of three factors: the sense organ, the sense object, and sen ...

'', a concept in Buddhism that in Sanskrit/Indian language is translated as "contact", "touching", "sensation", "sense impression", etc.

Social interaction

* Contact (amateur radio) * 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 Kieran Galvin (born 5 May 1966) is an Irish-born Australian film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed four award-winning short films (''The Burning Boy, Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel, Contact, Other People''), before he made his debut fea ...

* ''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

Songs

* "Contact" (Daft Punk song) (2013) * "Contact" (Edwin Starr song) (1978) * "Contact", a song by Anthrax from ''

We've Come for You All ''We've Come for You All'' is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released on May 6, 2003 through Nuclear Blast in Europe and Sanctuary Records in North America. This was the first Anthrax record to feature Rob C ...

'' * "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 Brooklyn Bounce is one of several pseudonyms used by German producers Matthias Menck (Double M) and Dennis Bohn (Bonebreaker). They have also produced music under the names Mental Madness Productions and Beatbox feat. Rael. Menck and Bohn have c ...

* "Contact", a song by Kyo from '' 300 Lésions'' * "Contact", a song by Glenn Morrison * "Contact", a song by Phish from '' Junta'' * "Contact", a song by The Police from ''

Reggatta de Blanc ''Reggatta de Blanc'' is the second studio album by British rock band the Police, released on 2 October 1979 by A&M Records. It was the band's first release to top the UK Albums Chart and features their first two UK number-one singles: " Messa ...

'' * "Contact", a song by Spirit from '' Rapture in the Chambers'' * "Contact", a song from the musical ''

Rent Rent may refer to: Economics *Renting, an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property *Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production *Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...

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

Brands and enterprises

Contact Air Contact Air Flugdienst was a German regional airline from Filderstadt. With flight operations based at Stuttgart Airport, it operated scheduled passenger flights under the Lufthansa Regional brand. History The airline was founded in 1974 as a t ...

, an airline *

Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, a wholesaler of natural gas, and a retailer of electricity, natural gas, broadband and LPG. It is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand (after Meridian Energy), g ...

, an energy company *

Contact Theatre Contact is an arts organisation in Manchester, England that focuses on youth leadership. History Contact was founded in 1972 by Barry Sheppard (General Manager of what was then Manchester University Theatre) and Hugh Hunt (Professor of Drama) ...

, a multi-disciplinary arts venue in Manchester, England

Other uses

Contact (mathematics) In mathematics, two functions have a contact of order ''k'' if, at a point ''P'', they have the same value and ''k'' equal derivatives. This is an equivalence relation, whose equivalence classes are generally called jets. The point of osculati ...

, 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, a lens worn directly on the eye * Contact paper or contact, a self-adhesive, PVC or paper film, used for covering or lining *

Contact, Nevada Contact is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located on a mineral-rich granite intrusion and there are many mines nearby. History A post office was established at Contact in 1897, and remained in operati ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States