Saccade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest

an abrupt spasmodic movement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈækeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈakeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈakeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈækeɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jolt jerk jerking

Word Forms

saccadic	adjective	of or related to the rapid movement of the eyes between points of fixation
jerky	adjective	lacking a steady rhythm
jerk	verb	throw or toss with a quick motion
jolty	adjective	causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
jolt	verb	move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sakkade

eine schnelle, ruckartige Bewegung der Augen zwischen Ruhepositionen

🇪🇸Spanish

sacada

un movimiento rápido y entrecortado de los ojos entre posiciones de descanso

🇵🇹Portuguese

sacada

um movimento rápido e espasmódico dos olhos entre posições de descanso

🇷🇺Russian

саккада

быстрое, судорожное движение глаз между положениями покоя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सैकेड

आराम की स्थिति के बीच आंखों की तीव्र, झटकेदार गति

🇧🇩Bengali

স্যাকেড

বিশ্রামের অবস্থানের মধ্যে চোখের একটি দ্রুত, ঝাঁকুনি চলাচল

🇮🇳Tamil

சாக்கேடு

ஓய்வு நிலைகளுக்கு இடையில் கண்களின் வேகமான, துடுக்கான இயக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాకేడ్

విశ్రాంతి స్థానాల మధ్య కళ్ల యొక్క వేగవంతమైన, కుదుపుల కదలిక

🇮🇳Marathi

सॅकेड

विश्रांतीच्या स्थितींदरम्यान डोळ्यांची जलद, धक्कादायक हालचाल

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોથળી

આરામની સ્થિતિ વચ્ચે આંખોની ઝડપી, આંચકાજનક હલનચલન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಯಾಕೇಡ್

ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿ ಸ್ಥಾನಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ತ್ವರಿತ, ಜರ್ಕಿ ಚಲನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാക്കേഡ്

വിശ്രമ സ്ഥാനങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ കണ്ണുകളുടെ ദ്രുതഗതിയിലുള്ള ചലനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਕੇਡ

ਆਰਾਮ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਤੇਜ਼, ਝਟਕਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਹਰਕਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساکیڈ

آرام کی پوزیشنوں کے درمیان آنکھوں کی تیز رفتار حرکت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扫视

眼睛在休息位置之间快速、不稳定地移动

🇯🇵Japanese

サッカード

休息位置間の目の急速でぎくしゃくした動き

🇰🇷Korean

단속운동

휴식 자세 사이에서 눈의 빠르고 갑작스러운 움직임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giật gân

chuyển động nhanh, giật của mắt giữa các vị trí nghỉ ngơi

🇹🇭Thai

กระสอบ

การเคลื่อนไหวของดวงตาอย่างรวดเร็วและกระตุกระหว่างตำแหน่งที่เหลือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sacade

gerakan mata yang cepat dan tersentak-sentak di antara posisi istirahat

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

ساکاد

حرکت تند و سریع چشم ها بین موقعیت های استراحت

🇹🇷Turkish

seğirme

dinlenme pozisyonları arasında gözlerin hızlı, sarsıntılı hareketi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סאקאדה

תנועה מהירה, קופצנית של העיניים בין עמדות מנוחה

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