mnemonics

noun

mne·mon·ics ni-ˈmä-niks

plural in form but singular in construction

: a technique of improving the memory

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Mitchell’s third fallacy centers on wishful mnemonics. —

The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2021 People can boost their working memory by using certain mnemonics, or memory tricks. —

Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2011 The take-home is that the terms for each quanta are only mnemonics. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2012 Musculoskeletal mnemonics: differentiating features. —

Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 21 Aug. 2012 Murphy said many birders use mnemonics to remember a particular sound. —

Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2021 The pictographs act as mnemonics, to help the shaman remember the sequence of events and the meanings of rituals. —

National Geographic, 31 Aug. 2020 Among other topics, that work reflects on the use of poetic mnemonics as navigational tools. —

Kyle Smith, National Review, 26 Aug. 2020 See More

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