saccade

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Synonyms: saccate, succade

Antonyms: saccate, succade

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q369503}} {{lb|en|ophthalmology|technology|{{w|science of reading}}}} A [[rapid]] movement of the [[eye]] (either [[voluntary]] or [[involuntary]]) from one [[focus#Noun|focus]] to another. {{n-g|(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#English:_Q220989|nystagmus]].)}}
2. The act of [[check]]ing a [[horse]] quickly with a single strong pull of the [[rein]]s.
3. {{lb|en|music}} The [[sounding]] of two [[violin]] [[string]]s together by using a sudden strong pressure of the [[bow]].
4. {{lb|en|rare}} Any sudden [[jerking]] movement.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|of the eye|intransitive}} To [[make]] a [[rapid]] [[jerking]] [[movement]] to [[focus]] [[elsewhere]].

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