RAPID EYE MOVEMENT.

Meaning of RAPID EYE MOVEMENT. in English

rapidly shifting, continuous movements of the eyes beneath closed lids during the stage of sleep characterized by dreaming. Also called REM

[ 1915-20 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — noun Date: 1916 a rapid conjugate movement of the eyes associated especially with REM sleep
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — noun : rapid conjugate movement of the eyes associated especially with REM sleep
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — Date: 1916 : a rapid conjugate movement of the eyes associated especially with REM sleep
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — Function: noun Date: 1916 : a rapid conjugate movement of the eyes associated especially with REM sleep
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — ■ noun the jerky movement of a person's eyes that occurs in REM sleep.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — [rapid eye movement] n (1916): a rapid conjugate movement of the eyes associated esp. with REM sleep
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — (физиологическое) быстрый сон, парадоксальный сон, сон с быстрым движением глаз (стадия сновидений)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — физиол. быстрый сон, парадоксальный сон, сон с быстрым движением глаз ( стадия сновидений )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — физиол. быстрый сон, парадоксальный сон, сон с быстрым движением глаз ( стадия сновидений )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — физиол. быстрый сон, парадоксальный сон, сон с быстрым движением глаз ( стадия сновидений )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT — (физиологическое) быстрый сон, парадоксальный сон, сон с быстрым движением глаз (стадия сновидений)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAPID — a. ~, veloci, hastosi; n. currente rapid, rapides
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Английский словарь Британика
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Английский словарь Британика
RAPID — I. ˈrapə̇d adjective ( often rapider often rapidest ) Etymology: Latin rapidus seizing, tearing, hurrying, rapid, from rapere to seize, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EYE — I. ˈī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English eie, eye, eighe, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High …
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MOVEMENT — -vmənt, in rapid speech sometimes -bm- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English movement, mevement, from Middle French movement, mouvement, …
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RAPID — (a.) Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
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RAPID — (a.) Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid …
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RAPID — (a.) Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.
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RAPID — ( a. ) Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAPID — ( a. ) Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
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RAPID — ( a. ) Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid …
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RAPID — — rapidly , adv. /rap"id/ , adj., rapider, rapidest , n. adj. 1. occurring within a short time; happening speedily: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EYE — — eyeable , adj. — eyelike , adj. — eyer , n. /uy/ , n. , pl. eyes , ( …
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RAPID — I. ˈra-pəd adjective Etymology: Latin rapidus seizing, sweeping, rapid, from rapere to seize, sweep away; akin to Lithuanian ap rėpti …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EYE — I. ˈī noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus, Greek …
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RAPID — adj quick in execution; as, a rapid penman. 2. rapid ·adj very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, …
Webster English vocab
MOVEMENT — noun motion of the mind or feelings; emotion. 2. movement ·noun the rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece. …
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EYE — noun tinge; shade of color. 2. eye ·noun a brood; as, an eye of pheasants. 3. eye ·noun the hole …
Webster English vocab
RAPID — [rap.id] adj [L rapidus seizing, sweeping, rapid, fr. rapere to seize, sweep away; akin to Lith aprepti to embrace] (1634): …
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EYE — [eye] n [ME, fr. OE eage; akin to OHG ouga eye, L oculus, Gk ops eye, face, Skt aksi eye] …
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EYE — specialized sensory organ capable of light reception and, in vertebrate animals, able to receive visual images that are then carried …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAPID — rapid BrE AmE ˈræp ɪd § \ -əd ▷ rapid|ly li ▷ rapid|ness nəs nɪs ▷ rapid|s z ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAPID — / ˈræpɪd; NAmE / adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] happening in a short period of time : rapid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOVEMENT — / ˈmuːvmənt; NAmE / noun CHANGING POSITION 1. [ C , U ] an act of moving the body or …
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EYE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAPID — rap ‧ id W3 /ˈræpəd, ˈræpɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: rapidus 'seizing, sweeping …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOVEMENT — move ‧ ment S1 W1 /ˈmuːvmənt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ move , ↑ movement , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EYE — I. eye 1 S1 W1 /aɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eage ] 1 . FOR …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAPID — adj. & n. --adj. (rapider, rapidest) 1 quick, swift. 2 acting or completed in a short time. 3 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAPID — adj. & n. adj. (rapider, rapidest) 1 quick, swift. 2 acting or completed in a short time. 3 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EYE — n. & v. n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAPID — adj. & n. --adj. (rapider, rapidest) 1. quick, swift. 2 acting or completed in a short time. 3 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Oxford English vocab
RAPID — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A rapid change is one that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOVEMENT — ( movements) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A movement is a …
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EYE — ( eyes, eyeing, or eying, eyed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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RAPID — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a quick/rapid calculation ▪ He did a rapid calculation. a rapid expansion ▪ During the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAPID — [adjective] - quick or suddenI was startled by a rapid movement to my left.His response to the accusation was rapid.There …
Cambridge English vocab
EYE — [noun] [C] - one of the pair of organs of seeing in the faces of humans and animalsThey hoped the …
Cambridge English vocab
MOVEMENT
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EYE — See: APPLE OF ONE'S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE'S EYES, CATCH ONE'S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE …
Slang English vocab
MOVEMENT
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOVEMENT — n. 25B6; noun Rachel made a sudden movement 007C; there was almost no movement : MOTION, move; gesture, gesticulation, sign, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAPID — adj. quick, fast, swift, speedy, high-speed, brisk, expeditious, prompt, express, fleet, lightning(-fast), alacritous; hurried, hasty, precipitate, impetuous, immediate, instantaneous, instant, …
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MOVEMENT — n. 1 repositioning, move, motion, relocation, moving, migration, shift, transfer, flow, displacement Population movement increased dramatically in the Middle Ages …
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EYE — See: APPLE OF ONE'S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE'S EYES, CATCH ONE'S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE …
Словарь английских идиом
RAPID — adjective BAD : These new trains are very rapid. GOOD : These new trains are very fast. BAD : I …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
RAPID — 1. прил. 1) быстрый, скорый, стремительный rapid pulse ≈ учащенный пульс rapid growth ≈ быстрый рост rapid steps ≈ быстрые …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOVEMENT — сущ. 1) а) движение (вообще или какой-л. вид); передвижение, перемещение; воен. передислокация downward movement ≈ движение вниз upward movement ≈ …
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