Sentence examples for electric eye from inspiring English sources
noun
A sensor which measures the intensity of light, often used to start and stop electrical equipment (motorized doors, etc.).
By E. B. White The New Yorker, April 1 , 1944P. 19 Somebody has patented an electrically operated revolving door equipped with an electric eye to start it going at "the right moment".
"Keep your electric eye on me, babe," she sang.
Toilets and faucets are operated by electric eye.
Now, Big Brother's unblinking electric eye is a technological reality.
"The electric eye thing they want to use - it could save time.
The dog, running ahead on leach, broke the electric eye beam which controls the door.
"I thought: 'Gee, electric eyes!
"Jude has tremendous fire in his eyes, electric eyes," Mr. Spielberg says.
Electric eyes beeped if anyone got too close to the artworks.
Jake's smile is always brief but electric — eyes twinkling as a grin splits his face wide open.
The New Yorker, January 30 , 1937P. 9 A pair of electric eyes were installed in Morden, outskirts of London.
