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flashcard

Syllables: flash·cardUS/ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/

flashcard 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.

Noun

flashcard (plural flashcards)

  1. 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.
    • Many people use flashcards to learn languages.
    • I know I'm bad at this
      I didn't have much practice
      I had a flashcard deck but I left it in my desk last Friday2022, Patricia Taxxon, “Like”, in Agnes & Hilda
    Synonyms:
    flipcard
  2. A solid-state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.

flashcard meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Indonesian and Thai

flashcard in Tamil

மின்னட்டை, காட்சி அட்டை

flashcard in Arabic

memorization aide
بِطَاقَة إِسْتَذْكَار, بِطَاقَة تَعْلِيمِيَّة bitāqa taʕlīmiyya

flashcard in Indonesian

memorization aide
kartu kilas, kartu kosakata, kartu pengingat, kartu soal
solid-state digital memory
kartu memori

flashcard in Thai

solid-state digital memory
แฟลชการ์ด flâet gàat

Synonyms of flashcard

Forms of flashcard

pluralflashcards
alternative formflash card

Origin of flashcard

From flash + card.

Questions about flashcard

What does flashcard mean?
Flashcard means 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.
What is flashcard in Tamil?
Flashcard in Tamil is மின்னட்டை, காட்சி அட்டை. See Flashcard meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flashcard?
Flashcard is a noun.
How do you pronounce flashcard?
Flashcard is pronounced /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/ (US).
What is the plural of flashcard?
The plural of flashcard is flashcards.

Words near flashcard in the dictionary

  1. flashbulb moment
  2. flashbulb moments
  3. flashbulbs
  4. flashburn
  5. flashburns
  6. flashcard
  7. flashcards
  8. flashcart
  9. flashcarts
  10. flashcore
  11. flashcrowd

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: flashcard (page history and authors); flashcard (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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