saccade — meaning in English
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English meaning
- choppy adjective Full of small, rough waves.
- jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
- jerky adj Moving in sudden, uneven starts and stops rather than smoothly.
- judder noun A spasmodic shaking.
- saccade noun 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.)
Senses
saccade is used for these senses in English:
- choppy (of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.
- jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
- jerky Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
- judder A spasmodic shaking.
choppy — full definition
- adjective Full of small, rough waves.
- adjective Uneven or disjointed, moving in short bursts rather than smoothly.
jerk — full definition
- verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
- verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
- noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
- noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.