Definitions for "First Contact"
Keywords:  eclipse, moment, lunar, moon, solar
Term used to describe the moment when an alien civilization would establish communication or meet with humans.
The beginning of a solar eclipse marked by the edge of the Moon first passing across the disk of the Sun.
The moment at which an eclipse begins. In the case of a Solar eclipse, it is the moment that the Moon starts to move across the face of the Sun. In the case of a Lunar eclipse, it is when the Moon first enters the shadow of the Earth.
First occasion when contact is made between races & communication is attempted.
The initial contact between a legally shot ball with any outside agency on or off the surface of the table, the cups, or the surface of the table, excluding players and spectators. [ More Info] See Also: Defense
First contact is a term used to describe a first meeting of two previously unknown cultures.