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2. (Geom.) The property of two
curves, or surfaces, which meet, and at the point of meeting have
a common direction.

3. (Mining) The plane between two
adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. Raymond.

Contact level, a delicate level so
pivoted as to tilt when two parts of a measuring apparatus come
into contact with each other; -- used in precise determinations
of lengths and in the accurate graduation of
instruments.

Con*tac"tion (-tăk"shŭn),
n. Act of touching. [Obs.]

Con*ta"gion (-tā"jŭn),
n. [L. contagio: cf. F.
contagion. See Contact.] 1.
(Med.) The transmission of a disease from one person
to another, by direct or indirect contact.

&fist; The term has been applied by some to the action of
miasmata arising from dead animal or vegetable matter, bogs,
fens, etc., but in this sense it is now abandoned.
Dunglison.

And will he steal out of his wholesome bed

To dare the vile contagion of the night?

Shak.


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