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saccade - Word of the Day - Tue Dec 6, 2022

Myr

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saccade - (noun) - a small rapid jerky movement of the eye especially as it jumps from fixation on one point to another (as in reading)

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A good story will generate a regular saccade though some stories have sticky spots where the eye stops.

 

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This is a relatively new word, dating from 1938 and having its origin in French.

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Bill W

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Especially noted in speed readers and not to be confused with cicada, an insect that appears every 17 years.  

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