non-contact

A form of noncontact — Not involving physical contact.

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Meanings

adjectivenon-contact (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of noncontact.
    1 more example

    Since the first G.W.R. equipment was installed there has been much development of A.T.C. systems which do not depend on contact between the track apparatus and an attachment on the locomotive. Such non-contact systems have been of special interest to countries where severe weather may interfere with picking up current from a ramp or similar device.

    1950 August, B. K. Cooper, “British A.T.C. Systems Compared”, in Railway Magazine, page 518
nounnon-contact (plural non-contacts)

plural non-contacts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of noncontact.

Origin

From non- + contact.

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APA

non-contact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-contact

MLA

“non-contact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-contact. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-contact,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-contact.

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