microsaccade

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noun

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.

OriginEnglish saccade ← French saccade ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) →
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Meanings

nounmicrosaccade (plural microsaccades)

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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Frenchsaccade
  6. Englishsaccade
  7. Englishmicrosaccade

From micro- + saccade.

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APA

microsaccade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microsaccade

MLA

“microsaccade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microsaccade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microsaccade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microsaccade.

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