memoria technica
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of memoria technica
C18: New Latin: artificial memory
Example Sentences
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For the vulgar, who have no architectural knowledge, I have memoria technica for the instant recognition of the three orders—Cabbages, Corinthian; horns, Ionic; anything else, Doric.
From The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by Ball, Alec
I am sorely perplexed to answer this; I can only approach an answer by a sort of memoria technica.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
The peasant girl still knots her handkerchief as her memoria technica, and the lady changes her ring from its accustomed finger.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances
What memoria technica is to the ordinary memory, the theory of mechanics should be for our needed unification.
From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred
“If that be all, sir, within two minutes you shall have a memoria technica prepared for use during the voyage.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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