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Definition of Eye contact

1. Noun. 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"

2. Noun. Contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other. "A teacher should make eye contact with the students"

Definition of Eye contact

1. Noun. The condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eye Contact

eye bank eye banks eye black eye blink eye bolt eye bolts eye burns eye candy eye chart eye charts

eye clinic eye colour eye condition eye contact (current term) eye cup eye dialect eye dialects eye disease eye doctor eye doctors

eye drop eye dropper eye drops eye enucleation eye evisceration eye fillet eye floaters eye for an eye

Literary usage of Eye contact

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Teaching Tips: 105 Ways to Increase Motivation & Learningby Spence Rogers by Spence Rogers (1999)
"If this is not possible, make eye contact with each student and in some way acknowledge him/her before beginning instruction. ..."

2. Basic Concepts in the Methodology of the Social Sciences by Johann Mouton, H. C. Marais (1988)
"It is also possible that the subject's reactions to the eye contact situation could have been assessed by means of galvanic skin reaction. ..."

3. The Life of the Buddha: According to the Pali Canon by Bhikkhu Nanamoli, Ñāṇamoli (1992)
"What is feeling There are six bodies of (the three sorts of) feeling: feeling born of eye-contact, of ear-contact, of nose-contact, of tongue-contact, ..."

4. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"eye contact can be established and the rescuer's other hand should be used to vent the victim's buoyancy compensator. Panicky ascending victims often claw ..."

5. Teaching for Deep Comprehension: A Reading Workshop Approach by Linda J. Dorn, Carla Soffos (2005)
"Makes eye contact with person speaking. Listens carefully to others' thinking. Offers opinion and/or builds on ideas at appropriate times. ..."

6. Skill in Communication: A Vital Element in Effective Management by David D. Acker (1994)
"eye contact. A major feature of social communication is eye contact. It can convey emotion, signal when to talk or finish, or aversion. ..."

7. The High Performance Toolbox: Succeeding With Performance Tasks, Projects by Spence Rogers, Shari Graham (1998)
"(Example: natural and supportive eye contact equally distributed for ... (Example: only made occasional eye contact with a very small part of the audience. ..."

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