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notecard

notecard

1 3.0
A small card for writing short notes or reminders
  • noun
  • /ˈnoʊtˌkɑrd/
translation icon : tarjeta de notas
  • I wrote my study notes on a small notecard so I could easily review them later.

Examples

  • Twine shows you the story as you make it, like notecards on a table.

    Blog text (14)
  • Sometimes notecards of various colors will help you separate various newspapers or periodicals.

    Academic text (1990)
  • I'll go get my notecards.

  • Most of them walk by reviewing notecards or reading papers.

    Academic text (2014)
  • O'Connor takes out a pen and leather notecard case.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Enid is surrounded by study materials and notecards.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Leah propped her mother's notecard by her mirror.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Students also used NoodleTools' digital notecard feature to record, paraphrase, and analyze information they found as they researched.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Berletti monitored the notecards for relevancy and for student understanding of how the information related to the essential question.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Gallegos sat at his broad desk and fanned several notecards before him.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

card
vsnotecard
1.0

A small rectangular piece of plastic or cardboard for showing identity and for paying

is narrower, meant for writing quick personal notes not many other uses
flash card
vsnotecard
9 1.7

A small paper card with words or pictures shown quickly to help you learn

is used for personal written notes and reminders rather than teaching

How Big

poster
304 1.0
notepaper
2 1.0
notecard
1 3.0
business card
68 1.0

Surface Forms

notecard singular
notecards plural

Morphology

notecard = note + card (transparent) = note + card

Direct compound of 'note' + 'card' where the meaning ('a small card for notes') follows straightforwardly from the components.

Etymology

The word notecard comes from two simple words: note 'a short written idea' and card 'a small piece of thick paper'. So a notecard is a small card for quick notes, and that is why people use them to remember facts or study one idea at a time.