02325 Cor`nu*co"pi*a (k?r`n?-k?"p?-?), n.; pl. Cornucopias (-z). [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty. See Horn, and Copious.] 1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.2. pluf pl. /pluf (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form. note &hand; Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, cornu copi\'91, and in the plural, cornua copi\'91. /note
02311 Con"tact (?), n. [L. contactus, fr. contingere, -tactum, to touch on all sides. See Contingent.] 1. A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.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.
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