Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scanpath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scan-path
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The path followed by the viewer's eyes when reading a document or observing a scene.

Example Sentences

"We conclude that inhibitory tagging is a viable mechanism for dynamical planning of scanpaths."

Etymology

From scan + path.

Inflected Forms

scanpaths (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

eyetracking saccade

Questions

What does scanpath mean?: The path followed by the viewer's eyes when reading a document or observing a scene.
Where does scanpath come from?: From scan + path.

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