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saccade
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun saccade has 2 senses
- saccade(n = noun.act) Array - a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest; Array is a kind of eye movement
- saccade(n = noun.act) jerk, jerking, jolt - an abrupt spasmodic movement; Array is a kind of motility, motion, move, movement
Derived form adjective saccadic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
saccade, n. [F.].
A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
saccade, n. a brief rapid movement of the eye between fixation points.
Derivative
saccadic adj.
Etymology
F, = violent pull, f. OF saquer, sachier pull
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