Definitions for saccade

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saccade sac·cade

Spelling: [sa-kahd, suh-]

IPA: /sæˈkɑd, sə-/

Saccade is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 105 anagrams from letters in saccade (aaccdes).

Definitions for saccade

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 of saccade

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 sachi