flashcards

/ˈflæʃkɑːrdz/ /ˈflæʃkɑrdz/

Meanings

noun

A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation.

Examples :

"Many people use flashcards to learn languages."

noun

A solid state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.

Examples :

"My new digital camera saves all the photos on flashcards, which I can then easily transfer to my computer. "

electronics computing technology device

Related Words

question noun

/ˈkwɛstjən/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

computers noun

/kəmˈpjuːtəs/ /kəmˈpjutɚs/

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

"Before electronic calculators, large organizations employed many computers who calculated numbers for tables and charts by hand. "

memorize verb

/ˈmɛm.əɹˌaɪ̯z/

To learn by heart, commit to memory.

"The student needed to memorize the multiplication tables for math class. "

response noun

/ɹɪˈspɒns/

An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

"My teacher asked for a response to the question, so I wrote an answer on the board. "

memorization noun

/ˌmɛməraɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌmɛməriˈzeɪʃən/

The act of committing something to memory or memorizing.

"Example Sentence: "The student improved their grades through regular memorization of vocabulary words." "

commonly adverb

/ˈkɒmənli/ /ˈkɑmənli/

As a rule; frequently; usually

"People commonly eat breakfast before going to school. "

contains verb

/kənˈteɪnz/

To hold inside.

"The box contains my old toys. "

languages noun

/ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒɪz/

A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

"Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL."

translation noun

/tɹæns-/ /tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

The act of translating, in its various senses:

"The translation of the Spanish instructions into English helped my grandfather understand how to assemble the furniture. "

associated verb

/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/ /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/

To join in or form a league, union, or association.

"Our company associated with a local charity to help raise money for their programs. "

cellphones noun

/ˈsɛlˌfoʊnz/

A portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection.

"Many students use cellphones to stay in touch with their parents after school. "

transfer noun

/ˈtɹænzfɜː/ /tɹænzˈfɜː/ /ˈtɹænsfɝ/ /tɹænsˈfɝ/

The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.

"The transfer of the student to a different class was announced in a school memo. "