microsaccade

microsaccade

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
French saccadebor.
English saccade
English microsaccade

    From micro- + saccade.

    Noun

    microsaccade (plural microsaccades)

    1. A small, jerky eye movement that is a part of normal vision when fixating on an image, which seems to play a role in visual perception.

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