SACCADE

n.A sudden violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull; a correction used when the horse bears heavy on the hand. It should be used discretely.

SACCADE

Sac *cade ", n. Etym: [F.] (Man. )

saccade

sac cade |səˈkäd, sa- səˈkɑd | ▶noun (usu. saccades ) technical a rapid movement of the eye between fixation points. DERIVATIVES sac cad ic |səˈkadik, sa- |adjective ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘violent pull, ’ from Old French saquer ‘to pull. ’

saccade

saccade |saˈkɑːd | ▶noun (usu. saccades ) technical a rapid movement of the eye between fixation points. DERIVATIVES saccadic |saˈkadɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 18th cent. (in the sense ‘jerking movement ’): from French, literally ‘violent pull ’, from Old French saquer ‘to pull ’.

saccade

saccade n. f. nom féminin Secousse brusque. : Le moteur fonctionne avec des saccades: il faudrait le régler. SYNONYME à-coup ; soubresaut . Note Orthographique sa cc ade.

saccadé

saccadé , ée adj. adjectif Agité de mouvements brusques, irréguliers. : Une démarche saccadée. Note Orthographique sa cc adé.