hand-eye coordination

noun

: the way that one's hands and sight work together to be able to do things that require speed and accuracy (such as catching or hitting a ball)
an athlete with good hand-eye coordination

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At his height and weighing 305 pounds, Rioux lacked explosivenes, lateral movement and endurance, while his hand-eye coordination was inconsistent. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026 For very young children, gardening increases hand-eye coordination, which is linked to success in handwriting, math and reading. Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026 The system was developed by Sony’s AI research division and is believed to be the first robot to reach that level in a sport requiring split-second decisions, hand-eye coordination and precision movement. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt has superb hand-eye coordination, and his size (6-2, 213 pounds) is adequate to handle press coverage on the next level. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand-eye coordination

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“Hand-eye coordination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand-eye%20coordination. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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