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Thumbnail

//ˈθʌm.neɪl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fingernail on the thumb.
  2. 2
    the nail of the thumb wordnet
  3. 3
    A rough sketch (e.g., the size of one's thumbnail).
  4. 4
    A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.
  5. 5
    A picture displayed by posts and videos pre-clicked conveying the matters discussed/shown in that post.
Verb
  1. 1
    To describe concisely. transitive
  2. 2
    To create a smaller representation of (a larger image). transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From thumb + nail. Compare West Frisian tommeneil (“thumbnail”), Dutch duimnagel (“thumbnail”), German Daumennagel (“thumbnail”). The phrase thumbnail sketch was first attested 1852. Verb sense attested 1930s.

Etymology 2

From thumb + nail. Compare West Frisian tommeneil (“thumbnail”), Dutch duimnagel (“thumbnail”), German Daumennagel (“thumbnail”). The phrase thumbnail sketch was first attested 1852. Verb sense attested 1930s.

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