"scanpath" meaning in English

See scanpath in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: scanpaths [plural]
Etymology: From scan + path. Etymology templates: {{af|en|scan|path}} scan + path Head templates: {{en-noun}} scanpath (plural scanpaths)
  1. The path followed by the viewer's eyes when reading a document or observing a scene. Categories (topical): Vision Related terms: eyetracking, saccade
    Sense id: en-scanpath-en-noun-8AmIa-GL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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