| Mind Map | |
| —n | |
| trademark a diagrammatic method of representing ideas, with related concepts arranged around a core concept | |
| [C20: created by US academic Tony Buzan (born 1942)] | |
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| Main Entry: | mind map |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a diagram used to represent ideas or information branching from a central key word or idea and used as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing |
| Example: | One can use mind maps as a mnemonic technique or to sort out a complicated idea. |
| Etymology: | 1987 |
| Usage: | also mind-mapping, (n.) |