contact point

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A person or place that you can go to for information, help, or a service.

   Grammar: Countable: use a/an or the, and the plural contact points.

   Patterns

   • a contact point for something
   • the main contact point
   • act as a contact point

   The reception desk is the main contact point for visitors.

   Please write down the contact point for your local office.

   Each department has a contact point where students can ask questions.

2. 2nouncountabletechnical

   The exact spot where two things touch each other, especially in a machine or electrical device.

   Grammar: Countable; often used in technical descriptions of parts that meet.

   Patterns

   • the contact point between A and B
   • at the contact point
   • a contact point on a surface

   Clean the contact point between the battery and the metal clip.

   The two wheels meet at a single contact point.

   Too much heat can damage the contact point on the circuit board.

Word forms

Common combinations

main contact point

The main contact point for complaints is the manager's office.

single point of contact

We want a single point of contact so customers are not passed around.

contact point for

This email address is the contact point for all ticket requests.

act as a contact point

The local library acts as a contact point for new residents.

Synonyms and how they differ

contact

Shorter and more general; a contact can be a person you know, while a contact point is the specific place or role you use to reach someone.

liaison

Often refers to a person whose job is to keep groups communicating, rather than the place or role itself.

Word family

contact noun

the act of communicating with someone, or a person you know

contact verb

to write to or phone someone

Commonly confused: contact point or contact?

Practice

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