What does "hand-eye coordination" mean?

The degree of coordination a person has between their eyes and their hands; a person's dexterity in activities highly dependent upon sight, such as catching a ball.

Hand-eye coordination

Q: What is a synonym for "hand-eye coordination"?

Common synonyms include: coordination, eye hand coordination, eye-hand coordination, hands on ability, manual-visual coordination, visuomotor coordination.

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Noun

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The degree of coordination a person has between their eyes and their hands; a person's dexterity in activities highly dependent upon sight, such as catching a ball. countable, uncountable
"Sorry, but I just don't think you have the hand-eye coordination needed to be a juggler in this circus."

Synonyms

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coordination eye hand coordination eye-hand coordination hands on ability manual-visual coordination visuomotor coordination

Antonyms

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incoordination poor coordination uncoordinated movement

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"Sorry, but I just don't think you have the hand-eye coordination needed to be a juggler in this circus."

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