This page gathers the 30 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Mnemonic” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry.
- all students take calculus phrase An acronym used to remember the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system: all…
- BEDMAS phrase An acronym for arithmetic order of precedence, with B first and AS last: Brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition…
- BODMAS phrase An acronym for the arithmetic order of precedence, with the highest precedence first: Brackets, order, division, multiplication, addition…
- BOMDAS phrase An acronym for arithmetic order of operations, with B first and AS last: Brackets, then order or 'of' in some curricula, then…
- change sides, change signs phrase An acronym to help remember that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.
- dumb adj An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: dream-driven, uplifting, method-driven, behavior-driven.
- DUMBELS noun An acronym used to remember the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome: ("diaphoresis/diarrhea, urination…
- every good boy deserves fudge phrase A mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave in order from the bottom to the top: E G B D F.
- face phrase A mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the four spaces of a musical treble clef in order from the bottom to the top.
- fast adj An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: frequently discussed, ambitious, specific, transparent.
- funny bone noun Nickname for the humerus, so named because of its being homophonic with "humorous".
- hard adj An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: heartfelt, animated, required, difficult.
- have no fear of ice cold beer phrase Used to remember the diatomic stable elements of the periodic table: hydrogen, nitrogen, fluorine, oxygen, iodine, chlorine, bromine
- I before E, except after C proverb In English words that contain the letters I and E together, the I tends to come before the E (ie), except in cases when the two are…
- Mrs Gren noun The necessary features of living organisms: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition
- my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins phrase Used to remember the order and names of the (then) nine planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus…
- my very educated mother just served us noodles phrase Used to remember the order and names of the eight planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus…
- my very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas phrase Used to remember the order and names of the (then) nine planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus…
- pass noun Used to remember how to use a fire extinguisher: pull the pin, aim at the base (of the fire), squeeze the handle/trigger, sweep from side…
- PEDMAS phrase An acronym used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEDMAS order (cf. "please excuse my dear Aunt Sally").
- PEMDAS phrase An acronym used by mathematics students to remember the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division…
- RED DANES noun Acronym used to remember the symptoms associated with the drug PCP: rage, erythema, dilated pupils, delusions, amnesia, nystagmus…
- Richard of York gave battle in vain phrase A mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the seven colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
- righty tighty, lefty loosey phrase Used to recall the direction a standard screw, bolt, or nut must be turned to either be tightened or loosened, or the direction a key must…
- rise over run phrase Used for remembering that the slope of a non-vertical line is the ratio of the amount it rises over some interval, over the length of that…
- sludge noun An acronym used to help remember the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome: salivation, lacrimation, urination…
- smart adj An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timebound. (See SMART…
- SMARTER noun An acronym for remembering desirable criteria for goal-setting: Specific, Measurable, Acceptable, Realistic, Time Frame, Extending…
- spring forward, fall back phrase Used to recall how timepieces are adjusted for daylight saving time: Local time goes forward in the spring (usually by one hour), and back…
- vapid adj An acronym for remembering undesirable characteristics for goal-setting: vague, amorphous, pie-in-the-sky, irrelevant…