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saccade
[ sa-kahd, suh- ]
/ sæˈkɑd, sə- /
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noun
the act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
Ophthalmology. the series of small, jerky movements of the eyes when changing focus from one point to another.
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Origin of saccade
Words nearby saccade
Sacajawea, sac-a-lait, sacaton, sac bunt, SACC, saccade, saccadic, saccate, sacchar-, saccharase, saccharate
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How to use saccade in a sentence
The team created a computer simulation based on the distribution of saccade lengths.
Here’s why people picked certain stars as constellations|Emily Conover|April 28, 2021|Science News For StudentsThe team created a simulation that incorporated the distribution of lengths of those saccades, combined that with basic details of the night sky as seen from Earth — namely the apparent distances between neighboring stars and their brightnesses.
Here’s why humans chose particular groups of stars as constellations|Emily Conover|March 29, 2021|Science NewsToute la salle trépignait et le rire durait, repartant par saccade devant la mimique variée d'Arsay.
Histoires grises|E. Edouard Tavernier
British Dictionary definitions for saccade
saccade
/ (səˈkɑːd, -ˈkeɪd) /
noun
the movement of the eye when it makes a sudden change of fixation, as in reading
a sudden check given to a horse
Word Origin for saccade
C18: from French: a jerk on the reins of a horse
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