visual memory
BrE: /ˈvɪʒuəl ˈmeməri/
visual memories
Definition

Definition of visual memory - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
psychologyTECH.mental ability to keep and recall things seen with the eyesTECH.
  • Her strong visual memory helped her remember faces and places easily.
2.
cognitionTECH.mental picture of something a person has seen beforeTECH.
  • I still have a vivid visual memory of my childhood bedroom.
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Expressions with visual

have a visual onv.
see or spot a target or object
The officer has a visual on the suspect.
get a visual onv.
locate something by seeing it
The pilot needs to get a visual on the runway.
visual aidn.
material used to enhance visual understanding
The teacher used a visual aid to explain the concept..
visual artn.
art form mainly enjoyed by looking at it
Painting is a type of visual art.
visual displayn.
arrangement of items for visual presentation
The visual display in the store attracted many customers.
visual joken.
humor conveyed through images or actions
The movie was full of visual jokes that kept the audience entertained.

Expressions with memory

dim memoryn.
vague recollection of something
I have a dim memory of visiting this place as a child.
elephant's memoryn.
very good memory like an elephant
She has an elephant's memory for birthdays.
jog memoryv.
help someone remember something forgotten
The old photo jogged my memory of our trip.
memory lanen.
nostalgic journey through past memories
We took a walk down memory lane, recalling our childhood.
erase from memoryv.
remove something from one's memory
She tried to erase the painful event from memory.
have a short memoryv.
forget things quickly or easily
He has a short memory and often forgets names.
refresh someone's memoryv.
help someone remember something
She showed him a photo to refresh his memory.
commit something to memoryv.
learn something by heart
He committed the speech to memory before the presentation.
it slips someone's memoryexp.
fail to remember to do something important
It slipped her memory to call the doctor.
jog someone's memoryv.
help someone remember something
Seeing the old photo jogged his memory about the trip.

Terms related to visual memory

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Terms with visual memory included in their meaning

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iconic memoryn.
psychology
short-term memory for visual images

Examples of visual memory in a sentence

  • Artists often train their visual memory by sketching scenes from recall.
  • Visual memory helps her recognize landmarks even in unfamiliar cities.
  • The artist relied on visual memory rather than photographs to paint the scene.

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  1. French:mémoire visuelle, ...
  2. German:visuelles Gedächtnis, optisches Gedächtnis, ...
  3. Italian:memoria visiva, ricordo visivo, ...
  4. Spanish:memoria visual, ...
  5. Portuguese:memória visual, ...
  6. Chinese:视觉记忆, ...
  7. Japanese:視覚記憶, 映像記憶, ...
  8. Arabic:ذَاكِرَة بَصَرِيَّة, الذّاكرةُ البَصَرِيّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:זִיכָּרוֹן חָזוּתִי, זִכְרוֹן רְאִיִּתִי, ...
  10. Russian:зрительная память, ...
  11. Ukrainian:зорова пам'ять, зоровий спогад, ...
  12. Hindi:दृश्य स्मृति, ...

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