eyebeams
Looks that pierce
Eyebeams are imagined rays of light or energy emanating from the eyes.
The concept appears in old theories of vision that supposed the eyes projected beams outward rather than receiving light.
Now the word is mostly playful or poetic: Their eyebeams met across the crowded room.
In comics and science fiction, eyebeams are literal energy blasts fired from a character's eyes.
Visible electromagnetic radiation
- rayNarrow light emission
- emissionDischarged substance or act
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
projection · trajectory · sightline · directed · focus · convergence · angle · reflection
Fixed, intent look
- glanceBrief, casual look
- regardAttentive consideration given
- beholdTo see, often reverently
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
luminosity · glowing · pierce · longing · desire · connection · soul · romantic
Fixed, intent look
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- SupermanMetropolis's flying defender
- CyclopsOne-eyed giant of myth
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
basilisk · evil-eye · death-stare · mesmerize · hypnotic · enchantment · petrify · scorch
light
Visible electromagnetic radiation
wavelength · projection · trajectory · sightline · directed · focus · convergence · angle · reflection · refraction
gaze
Fixed, intent look
radiance · luminosity · glowing · pierce · longing · desire · connection · soul · romantic · Donne
gaze
Fixed, intent look
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- SupermanMetropolis's flying defender
- CyclopsOne-eyed giant of myth
medusa · basilisk · evil-eye · death-stare · mesmerize · hypnotic · enchantment · petrify · scorch · emanation
eyebeamsblindness
Absence of vision
sightlessness · closed eyes · averted gaze · downcast eyes · inattention
eyeball, eyesight, eyelid, eyewitness, sunbeam, eyesore, moonbeam, eyestrain, beamy