jitter

(Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A nervous action; a tic.
2. (countable, in-plural, often, uncountable, with-definite-article) A state of nervousness.
3. (countable, uncountable) An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.
4. (countable, uncountable) A random positioning of data points to avoid visual overlap.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To be nervous.
2. To position data points randomly to avoid visual overlap.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: chittern

In summary

Possibly alteration of chitter (“to tremble, shiver”), from Middle English chittern (“to twitter, chatter”). Ultimately onomatopoeic; compare didder and teeter as well as German zittern.

Sinonieme

flutter

bounce

become irritable

throb

fidget

feel nervous

fright

frisson

fugitiveness

hopping

horror

imbalance

instability

jarring

jitterbug

jittering

jump

jumping

kerfuffle

kick

lability

motion

nervous

nervousness

panic

pulsation

pulse

quiver

run-out

shimmy

shiver

stagger

straggling

terror

throbbing

tremor

twitch

vibration

whipping

wobble

be nervous

fear

😨

clock error

wiggliness

velocity misalignment

beat

deer in the headlights

consternation

divergence

fibrillation