saccadic

[ sa-kah-dik, suh- ]

adjective

1. characterized by discontinuous or sporadic movement; jerky.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saccadic¹

First recorded in 1915–20; saccade + -ic

Example Sentences

They also measure and monitor things like students' saccadic eye patterns as students learn from visual and textual information sources, data from sensors tracking facial expressions and posture, and more.

From US News

Called smooth pursuit, this eye motion is different from saccadic motion, in which we rapidly shift our eyes to, say, skim lines of text or scan a crowd.

From Science Magazine