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saccade

/səˈkɑːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
sac-cade
IPA
/səˈkɑːd/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (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.)

noun

The act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.

noun

The sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow.

noun

Any sudden jerking movement.

verb

To make a rapid jerking movement to focus elsewhere.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French saccade.

Usage

Inflected Forms

saccades (plural) saccades (present, singular) saccading (participle, present) saccaded (participle, past) saccaded (past)

Derived Forms

antisaccade desaccade intersaccade macrosaccade microsaccade presaccade prosaccade saccadic saccadically saccadization saccadometer saccadometric

Frequently Paired Words

fixation nystagmus glancing eyetracking scanpath

Synonyms

jerk jerking jolt

Rhymes With

ahmad jihad facade promenade tod riyadh charade esplanade plod scheherazade roulade salade

Questions

How do you pronounce saccade?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈkɑːd/.
What does saccade mean?
A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (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.)
Where does saccade come from?
Borrowed from French saccade.

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