Meanings
nounrapid eye movement (countable and uncountable, plural rapid eye movements)
plural rapid eye movements
- countableuncountableFast movement of the eyes, characterising REM sleep
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 快速眼動 /快速眼动
- 快速眼動 /快速眼动 (kuàisù yǎndòng)rapid movement of the eyes
Finnish nopea silmänliike
- nopea silmänliikerapid movement of the eyes
French mouvement oculaire rapide
- mouvement oculaire rapiderapid movement of the eyes
German schnelles Augenrollen
- schnelles Augenrollenrapid movement of the eyes
Icelandic svefnblik, augnblik
- svefnblikrapid movement of the eyes
- augnblikrapid movement of the eyes
Polish REM
- REMrapid movement of the eyes
Russian быстрые движения глаз, БДГ
- быстрые движения глаз (bystryje dviženija glaz)rapid movement of the eyes
- БДГ (BDG)rapid movement of the eyes
Turkish hızlı göz hareketi
- hızlı göz hareketirapid movement of the eyes
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rapid eye movement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rapid%20eye%20movement
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“rapid eye movement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rapid%20eye%20movement. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rapid eye movement,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rapid%20eye%20movement.
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