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saccadeenUK
sac·cade S0006200 (să-käd′, sə-)n. A rapid intermittent eye movement, as that which occurs when the eyes fix on one point after another in the visual field. [French, jerk, jolt, from Middle French, from Old French dialectal saquer, to jerk, pull, variant of Old French sachier, to pull forcefully, turn over, shake up, from sac, sack (perhaps in reference to the shaking of bags of wheat to settle their contents); see sac1.] sac·cad′ic adj.saccade (səˈkɑːd; -ˈkeɪd) n1. (Physiology) the movement of the eye when it makes a sudden change of fixation, as in reading2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a sudden check given to a horse[C18: from French: a jerk on the reins of a horse]sac•cade (sæˈkɑd) n. a rapid, irregular eye movement that occurs when changing focus from one point to another, as while reading or looking out from a moving train. [1950–55; < French saccade jerk, jolt < Middle French saqu(er) to pull violently] sac•cad′ic, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | saccade - a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of resteye movement - the movement of the eyes | | 2. | saccade - an abrupt spasmodic movementjerking, jolt, jerkmovement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
saccadeenUK
saccade [sah-kād´] the series of involuntary, abrupt, rapid, small movements or jerks of both eyes simultaneously in changing the point of fixation. adj., adj saccad´ic.sac·cade (să-kād'), Rapid eye movement to redirect the line of sight. [Fr. saccade, sudden check of a horse] saccade (să-käd′, sə-)n. A rapid intermittent eye movement, as that which occurs when the eyes fix on one point after another in the visual field. sac·cad′ic adj.sac·cade (să-kahd') A rapid movement of both eyes from one target to another; a sequence of such movements allows precise scanning of the field and is necessary for smooth reading. See also: saccadic movement[Fr. saccade, sudden check of a horse]saccadeenUK Related to saccade: nystagmus, antisaccadeSynonyms for saccadenoun a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of restRelated Wordsnoun an abrupt spasmodic movementSynonymsRelated Words- movement
- motility
- motion
- move
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