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

Derived forms: eye contacts

Type of: contact, visual communication

Encyclopedia: Eye contact