saccade

A rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between points of fixation, or an abrupt spasmodic movement.

• 🇩🇪Schnelle, ruckartige Bewegung der Augen zwischen zwei Fixationspunkten; auch eine plötzliche, krampfartige Bewegung.

1. Rapid eye movement C1 formal scientific

   A quick, jerky movement of the eyes from one fixation point to another, occurring during reading or visual scanning.

   • During reading, the eyes make rapid saccades from word to word.
   • The researcher measured the speed of saccades in the visual test.
   • Saccades are essential for scanning a scene efficiently.

   🇩🇪Sakkade

2. Abrupt movement C2 formal scientific

   An abrupt, spasmodic movement, often referring to a sudden shift in position or direction.

   • The dancer's saccade across the stage surprised the audience.
   • A sudden saccade in the robot's arm indicated a malfunction.
   • The horse made a saccade to avoid the obstacle.

   🇩🇪Ruckartige Bewegung

   Synonyme: jerkjumplurchspasmstarttwitch

• saccades plural form
• saccades' possessive plural form
• saccade's possessive singular form