Tom had a microsleep while driving and narrowly missed an oncoming semi-trailer.
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Microsleep
Synonyms for "microsleep"
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3 translations across 3 languages.
Czech
1 entries- mikrospánek noun (brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds)
German
1 entries- Sekundenschlaf noun (brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds)
Spanish
1 entries- microsueño noun (brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds)
Sample sentences
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During a microsleep, your brain becomes blind to the outside world for a brief moment—and not just the visual domain, but in all channels of perception.
Source: wiktionary
It followed RAIB's conclusion that the driver of tram 2551 had lost attention for a period of several seconds before the accident, possibly due to going into a microsleep.
Source: wiktionary
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