mnemonic device
1mnemonic device — index reminder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Mnemonic — Mne*mon ic (n[ e]*m[o^]n [i^]k), Mnemonical Mne*mon ic*al (n[ e]*m[o^]n [i^]*kal), a. [Gr. mnhmoniko s, fr. mnh mwn mindful, remembering, mnh mh memory, mna^sqai to think on, remember; akin to E. mind.] Assisting in memory; helping to remember;… …
3mnemonic — (adj.) aiding the memory, 1753, back formation from mnemonics, or from Gk. mnemonikos of or pertaining to memory, from mnemon (gen. mnemonos) remembering, mindful, from memne memory, a remembrance, record, an epitaph; memory as a mental faculty,… …
4mnemonic — [nē män′ik] adj. [Gr mnēmonikos < mnēmōn, mindful < mnasthai, to remember < IE base * men , to think > MIND] 1. helping, or meant to help, the memory [a mnemonic device] 2. of mnemonics or memory n. any of the formulas used in… …
5Mnemonic — For other uses, see Mnemonic (disambiguation). Not to be confused with pneumonic. Knuckle mnemonic for the number of days in each month of the Gregorian Calendar. Each projecting knuckle represents a 31 day month. A mnemonic ( …
6device — n. 1) a detonating; intrauterine; flotation; labor saving; listening; mnemonic device 2) a device for 3) (misc.) left to one s own devices ( on one s own ) * * * [dɪ vaɪs] flotation intrauterine labor saving listening mnemonic device a detonating …
7mnemonic — SYN: anamnestic (1). * * * mne·mon·ic ni män ik adj 1) assisting or intended to assist memory also of or relating to mnemonics 2) of or relating to memory mne·mon·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv mnemonic n a mnemonic device or code * * * m …
8mnemonic — I. adjective Etymology: Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn mindful, from mimnēskesthai to remember more at mind Date: 1753 1. assisting or intended to assist memory; also of or relating to mnemonics 2. of or relating to memory • mnemonically adverb II …
9mnemonic — adj. & n. adj. of or designed to aid the memory. n. a mnemonic device. Derivatives: mnemonically adv. mnemonist n. Etymology: med.L mnemonicus f. Gk mnemonikos f. mnemon mindful …
10mnemonic — pronounced ni mon ik, is a device, usually a rhyme or sequence of words, used to help remember some fact or group of facts, e.g. the initial letters of the mnemonic Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain give the order of the colours of the spectrum …