Definition of Saccade

1. Noun. A rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest.

Generic synonyms: Eye Movement
Derivative terms: Saccadic

2. Noun. An abrupt spasmodic movement.
Exact synonyms: Jerk, Jerking, Jolt
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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saccade

sac bunts
sac flies
sac fly
sac fungus
sacahuista
sacahuistas
sacahuiste
sacahuistes
sacaline
sacaton
sacatons
sacbrood
sacbut
sacbuts
saccade (current term)
saccades
saccadic
saccadic movement
saccate
sacced
saccharase
saccharases
saccharate
saccharated
saccharephidrosis
saccharic
saccharic acid
saccharide
saccharide kinase

Literary usage of Saccade

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

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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