"rapid eye movement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rapid eye movements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rapid eye movement (countable and uncountable, plural rapid eye movements)
  1. Fast movement of the eyes, characterising REM sleep Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sleep Translations (rapid movement of the eyes): nopea silmänliike (Finnish), mouvement oculaire rapide [masculine] (French), თვალების სწრაფი მოძრაობა (tvalebis sc̣rapi moʒraoba) (Georgian), თვალის სწრაფი მოძრაობა (tvalis sc̣rapi moʒraoba) (Georgian), schnelles Augenrollen [neuter] (German), svefnblik [neuter] (Icelandic), augnblik [neuter] (Icelandic), REM [masculine] (Polish), быстрые движения глаз (bystryje dviženija glaz) (Russian), БДГ (BDG) (Russian), hızlı göz hareketi (Turkish)

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