0 the situation in which two people look at each other's eyes at the same time: --
1 the act of looking directly in the eyes of another person as the other person looks at you --
2 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: --
make/avoid/maintain eye contact (with sb) Skilful presenters are good at making eye contact with an audience.
Lack of eye contact during a conversation is sometimes thought to be an indicator that the person is lying.
Throughout the interview, she was trying to remain polite while avoiding direct eye contact.
Nonverbal behaviors, such as eye contact, are assessed via direct observation, whereas behaviors related to restricted activities and routines are assessed via interview.
No eye contact is made with the vendor, and no talk is exchanged at all.
Whatever the technology, the mainstays of human interaction such as physical cueing, eye contact, and breathing together are impossible.
That is, the experimenter kept his hands at his side and maintained eye contact with the child.
This camera positioning facilitated the judgment of when children made eye contact with the examiner.
These include maladaptation to new situations, difficulties in maintaining friendships, withdrawn and excessively shy behaviors, and avoidance of eye contact.
Lack of eye contact, not being able to see people's faces and not being able to lip-read were disturbing to most participants.
Sustained eye contact makes its appearance, too, replacing the jerky eye movements of the newborn period, and infants stay awake for longer periods of time.
