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noun
1.
the act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
2.
Ophthalmology. the series of small, jerky movements of the eyes when changing focus from one point to another.
Origin:
1720–30; < French saccade jerk, jolt, orig., movement of a horseman who abruptly pulls the reins, equivalent to Middle French saqu(er) to pull violently (N dialectal variant of Old French sachier, ultimately derivative of sac sack1, hence presumably with sense “withdraw from a sack”) + -ade -ade1
1720–30; < French saccade jerk, jolt, orig., movement of a horseman who abruptly pulls the reins, equivalent to Middle French saqu(er) to pull violently (N dialectal variant of Old French sachier, ultimately derivative of sac sack1, hence presumably with sense “withdraw from a sack”) + -ade -ade1
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saccade sac·cade (sā-käd', sə-)
n.
A rapid intermittent eye movement, as that which occurs when the eyes fix on one point after another in the visual field.
sac·cad'ic (-kä'dĭk) adj.
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