Word: microsaccades
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
sa
ccades
Definition: Plural of microsaccade; a kind of fixational eye movement
Morphemes:
Affix: micro
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to micromanage. To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μικρός
Language: grc
Decoded: mikros
Meaning: small
Affix: saccade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saccade
Language: fr
Decoded: saccade
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.