saccade

/səˈkɑːd/

saccade 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

saccade (plural saccades)

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.)
- He added the bill with a single saccade of his pulsing eyes.1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun
- Then 130 milliseconds or thousandths of a second later, each made a "saccade" - an extremely fast eye movement - to roughly where the ball was likely to bounce.2000 November 21, Tim Radford, The Guardian
The act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
The sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow.
(rare) Any sudden jerking movement.

Verb

saccade (third-person singular simple present saccades, present participle saccading, simple past and past participle saccaded)

(intransitive) To make a rapid jerking movement to focus elsewhere.

saccade meaning in Tamil

saccade in Tamil

திடீர் விழி அசைவு

Forms of saccade

Noun
plural	saccades
Verb
third-person singular present	saccades
present participle	saccading
past participle	saccaded
past	saccaded

Origin of saccade

Borrowed from French saccade.

Words formed from saccade

Words that rhyme with saccade

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Questions about saccade

What does saccade mean?: Saccade means 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.).
What is saccade in Tamil?: Saccade in Tamil is திடீர் விழி அசைவு. See Saccade meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is saccade?: Saccade can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce saccade?: Saccade is pronounced /səˈkɑːd/.
What is the plural of saccade?: The plural of saccade is saccades.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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