English Explanatory Dictionary

saccade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird ones, and not nystagmus.)
  2. The act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
  3. The sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow.
  4. Any sudden jerking movement.
verb
  1. To make a rapid jerking movement to focus elsewhere.

Pronunciation

/səˈkɑːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-saccade.wav

Word forms

saccade saccades saccading saccaded

Etymology

From French saccade.

Related words

eyetracking scanpath

Derived words

antisaccade desaccade intersaccade macrosaccade microsaccade presaccade prosaccade saccadic saccadically saccadization saccadometer saccadometric saccadometry
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