MEMORY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an electronic memory device
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
    Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the power of retaining and recalling past experience
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he had a good memory when he was younger
    Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he can do it from memory
    • he enjoyed remembering his father
    Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • something that is remembered
    Usage Example(s)
    • search as he would, the memory was lost
    Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
    Usage Example(s)
    • he taught a graduate course on learning and memory
    Hypernyms(s) memory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower