mnemonic vs nod

mnemonic

noun
  • Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid. 

  • The human-readable, textual form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands. 

adj
  • Of or relating to memory. 

  • Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering. 

  • Of or relating to mnemonics (“the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily”). 

nod

noun
  • A reference or allusion to something. 

  • A nomination. 

  • An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting. 

  • Approval. 

verb
  • To signify by a nod. 

  • To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement. 

  • To allude to something. 

  • To sway, move up and down. 

  • To make a mistake by being temporarily inattentive or tired 

  • To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting. 

  • To fall asleep while under the influence of opiates. 

  • To gradually fall asleep. 

  • To head; to strike the ball with one's head. 

How often have the words mnemonic and nod occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )