smooth pursuit
nounUK /smuːð pəˈsjuːt/
US /smuːð pərˈsuːt/
Smooth pursuit is when your eyes follow a moving thing slowly and steadily.
The baby used smooth pursuit to watch the toy train go around the track.
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2. A type of eye movement in which the eyes track a moving object at a steady speed.
Scientists studied smooth pursuit to understand how the brain controls eye movements.
3. The act of following something continuously and without interruption.
The camera's smooth pursuit of the runner kept her in frame the whole race.
4. In psychology, the ability to keep attention on a moving target over time.
Children with attention difficulties may struggle with smooth pursuit during reading tasks.