rapid eye movement

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Definitions of rapid eye movement words

noun rapid eye movement rapidly shifting, continuous movements of the eyes beneath closed lids during the stage of sleep characterized by dreaming. 1
noun rapid eye movement movement of the eyeballs under closed eyelids during paradoxical sleep, which occurs while the sleeper is dreaming 0
noun rapid eye movement REM 0

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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