SACCADE


Meaning of SACCADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sa-ˈkäd ]

noun

Etymology: French, twitch, jerk, from Middle French, from saquer to pull, draw

Date: 1938

: a small rapid jerky movement of the eye especially as it jumps from fixation on one point to another (as in reading)

• sac·cad·ic -ˈkä-dik adjective

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