Nictitation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɪktɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɪktɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɪktɪtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /nˌɪktɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blinking nictation eye blink blink winking wink

Word Forms

blink	verb	force to go away by blinking
wink	verb	briefly shut the eyes
nictitate	verb	briefly shut the eyes
nictate	verb	briefly shut the eyes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Niktitation

ein Reflex, der die Augen schnell schließt und öffnet

🇫🇷French

nictination

un réflexe qui ferme et ouvre les yeux rapidement

🇪🇸Spanish

parpadeo

un reflejo que cierra y abre los ojos rápidamente

🇮🇹Italian

nittitazione

un riflesso che chiude e apre rapidamente gli occhi

🇳🇱Dutch

nictitatie

een reflex die de ogen snel sluit en opent

🇵🇹Portuguese

nictação

um reflexo que fecha e abre os olhos rapidamente

🇷🇺Russian

мигание

рефлекс, который быстро закрывает и открывает глаза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दीक्षा

एक प्रतिवर्त जो आंखें तेजी से बंद और खोलता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিকটেশন

একটি প্রতিবর্ত যা চোখ বন্ধ করে এবং দ্রুত খোলে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிச்சயப்படுத்துதல்

கண்களை விரைவாக மூடி திறக்கும் ஒரு பிரதிபலிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిక్టిటేషన్

ఒక రిఫ్లెక్స్ కళ్లను వేగంగా మూసివేస్తుంది మరియు తెరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

निकिटेशन

एक प्रतिक्षेप जो डोळे बंद करतो आणि वेगाने उघडतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિકટેશન

એક રીફ્લેક્સ જે આંખોને ઝડપથી બંધ કરે છે અને ખોલે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಟಿಟೇಶನ್

ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಮುಚ್ಚುವ ಮತ್ತು ತೆರೆಯುವ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിക്റ്റിറ്റേഷൻ

കണ്ണുകൾ പെട്ടെന്ന് അടയ്ക്കുകയും തുറക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു റിഫ്ലെക്സ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਕਟੀਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬ ਜੋ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਬੰਦ ਅਤੇ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نکیٹیشن

ایک اضطراری جو آنکھیں بند کرتا ہے اور تیزی سے کھولتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瞬发

快速闭眼和睁开眼睛的反射

🇯🇵Japanese

瞬目

目を急速に閉じたり開いたりする反射

🇰🇷Korean

순응

눈을 빠르게 감고 뜨는 반사작용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thôi thúc

một phản xạ nhắm và mở mắt nhanh chóng

🇹🇭Thai

นิตติ้ง

การสะท้อนที่ปิดและเปิดตาอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenikmatan

refleks yang menutup dan membuka mata dengan cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

niktitasyon

isang reflex na nagsasara at nagbubukas ng mga mata nang mabilis

🇲🇾Malay

niktasi

refleks yang menutup dan membuka mata dengan cepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإغراء

منعكس يغلق ويفتح العينين بسرعة

🇮🇷Persian

نیتیشن

رفلکسی که چشم ها را به سرعت بسته و باز می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

güzelleşme

Gözleri hızla kapatan ve açan bir refleks

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניקוטציה

רפלקס שסוגר ופותח את העיניים במהירות

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