contactual
contactual adjective: of or relating to contact.
Adjective
contactual (comparative more contactual, superlative most contactual)
- Of or relating to contact.
- Now imagine—for greater perspicuity—the Microcosm as a nether wheel consisting of 360 interstices (degrees), the revolutions of which ingroove themselves with twin projections from the Great Mechanism, thus effecting contactual points of attraction that resolve themselves into channels through...1917, American Academy of Astrologians, Year Book, page 162
- We see that the contactual is essentially musical — as the musical is essentially contactual. One must be 'touched' before one can move.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
Forms of contactual
| comparative | more contactual |
|---|---|
| superlative | most contactual |
Origin of contactual
From contact + -ual.
Questions about contactual
- What does contactual mean?
- Contactual means of or relating to contact.
- What part of speech is contactual?
- Contactual is an adjective.
Words near contactual in the dictionary
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