- eye contact
- noun Date: 1955 visual contact with another person's eyes
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
eye contact
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eye contact — UK US noun [U] ► a situation in which two people look directly into each other s eyes. Eye contact is considered to be an important part of effective communication: »Throughout the interview, she was trying to remain polite while avoiding direct… … Financial and business terms
eye contact — eye ,contact noun uncount a situation in which two people look at each other s eyes: make/establish eye contact: He was very shy and found it difficult to make eye contact … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eye contact — n visual contact with another person s eyes … Medical dictionary
eye contact — n. direct visual contact with the eyes of another person … English World dictionary
Eye contact — For other uses, see Eye contact (disambiguation). Two figures locking eyes in Caravaggio s The Fortune Teller. Eye contact is a meeting of the eyes between two individuals.[1] In human beings, eye contact is a form of nonverbal communication and… … Wikipedia
eye contact — noun 1. a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave • Hypernyms: ↑visual communication 2. contact that… … Useful english dictionary
eye contact — UK / US noun [uncountable] a situation in which two people look at each other s eyes make/establish eye contact: He was very shy and found it difficult to make eye contact … English dictionary
eye contact — noun The condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye. If you make the animal angry, walk slowly backwards and avoid making eye contact … Wiktionary
eye contact — 1. the act of looking directly into another s eyes: We never made eye contact at any time during the interview. 2. Psychol. a meeting of the eyes of two persons, regarded as a meaningful nonverbal form of communication. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
eye contact — eye′ con tact n. cvb direct visual interaction between two people … From formal English to slang
Eye Contact (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Eye Contact Type = Album Artist = Jay Beckenstein Caption = Released = 18 April 2000 Recorded = BearTracks Studios in Suffern, NY Genre = Jazz Length = 54:45 Label = Windham Hill Jazz Producer = Jay Beckenstein Reviews = *… … Wikipedia
