noun
saccade
Saccade (noun) means a quick movement of the eye as it jumps from looking at one point to another.
noun
1
A quick movement of the eye as it jumps from looking at one point to another.
"Then 130 milliseconds or thousandths of a second later, each made a "saccade" - an extremely fast eye movement - to roughly where the ball was likely to bounce."
— Tim Radford, The Guardian (2000)
"He added the bill with a single saccade of his pulsing eyes."
— Will Self, My Idea of Fun (1993)
"He paused, looking at me intently, his black-flecked eyes scanning my face in quick saccades."
— Ian McEwan, Machines Like Me (2019)
2
A sudden, sharp pull on the reins to stop a horse quickly.
3
A technique of playing two violin strings at once with a sharp push of the bow.
4
Any quick, jerky movement.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French saccade.
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What is the meaning of saccade?
"saccade" (noun) means a quick movement of the eye as it jumps from looking at one point to another.
What is another word for saccade?
Other words for "saccade" include jerk, jolt, jerking.
What are the different meanings of saccade?
"saccade" has 3 main meanings: 1. A quick movement of the eye as it jumps from looking at one point to another; 2. A sudden, sharp pull on the reins to stop a horse quickly; 3. A technique of playing two violin strings at once with a sharp push of the bow.
