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Definition of Saccade
1. Noun. A rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest.
2. Noun. An abrupt spasmodic movement.
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
Derivative terms: Jerk, Jerk, Jerk, Jerk, Jerk, Jerky, Jerk, Jerk, Jolt, Jolty
Definition of Saccade
1. n. A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull.
Definition of Saccade
1. Noun. (rare) A sudden jerking movement. ¹
2. Noun. A rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. ¹
3. Noun. The act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins. ¹
4. Noun. (music) The sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saccade
1. a rapid, jerky movement of the eye [n -S] : SACCADIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Saccade
1. Rapid eye movement to redirect the line of sight. Origin: Fr. Saccade, sudden check of a horse (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Saccade
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1. A Dictionary of Sports: Or, Companion to the Field, the Forest, and the by Harry Harewood (1835)
"... saccade. A jerk more or less violent, given by the horseman to the horse, in
pulling or twitching the reins of the bridle on a sudden, and "with one ..."
2. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"The benzodiazepines when administered intravenously to volunteers, cause a
dose-dependent decrease in peak saccade velocity, acceleration and deceleration, ..."
3. The Southern Medical and Surgical Journal by Medical College of Georgia (1845)
"The flow is interrupted-continuous, (continu-saccade.) which would not be the
case if the flow of blood in the capillaries was uniform. ..."
4. Low Vision & Blindness: Research And Development by Gale (INT) Watson (1999)
"Fixation Stability Score: "F #/4" PRL abilities and characteristics were based
on the patient's ability for pursuit movement, saccade movement, ..."
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