Jan 22, 2011

saccade

noun  /səˈkɑːd/  1) a sudden jerking movement (rare). 2) a rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. 3) the act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins. 4) the sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow (music).

From French saccade, “a jerking movement”, derived from saccader, “to jerk, jolt”.

(Source: en.wiktionary.org)

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