Oenology

Oenology

Oenology,œnology (BrE), or enology (AmE) is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking except vine-growing and grape-harvesting, which is a subfield called viticulture.

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baseline

Communication; Body language

The gestures that a person makes when they are "normal". Understand a person's regular movements helps to distinguish and read their later actions.

barriers

Communication; Body language

Actions that set up an obstacle between the performer and something they do not like, for example, crossed arms.

automatic gestures

Communication; Body language

Any unconscious gesture that highlights a persons inner thoughts. Can frequently be seen when a person is giving a presentation and their hands move about.

autoerotic contact

Communication; Body language

Unconscious touching a person performs on themselves, driven by sexual desires. In women, this is usually the touching of their lips, cheeks and waists. This is also done in ...

auto contact

Communication; Body language

Unconscious touching a person performs on themselves, such as massaging the neck or stroking the chin. These actions are generally done to comfort the individual.

audience eye contact

Communication; Body language

Eye contact directed towards a group of people rather than a single person, to engage all of them at once. Makes the perform seem authoritarian and dominant.