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thumbnail en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθʌm.neɪl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. The fingernail on the thumb.
  2. A rough sketch (e.g., the size of one's thumbnail).
  3. A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.
  4. (qualifier:social media) A small picture representing a post or a video in a list.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
thumbnails Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

thumbnail moon

Descendants

サムネール · サムネ · Thumbnail · 섬네일 · サムネイル · thumbnail

Relateds

thumbshot · icon

Translations (91)

pt thumbnail (chiefly computing: small picture) · sk miniatúra (chiefly computing: small picture) · ru превью (chiefly computing: small picture) · fr miniature (chiefly computing: small picture) · nl duimnagel (fingernail on the thumb) · da frimærke (chiefly computing: small picture) · fi peukalonkynsi (fingernail on the thumb) · hu bélyegkép (chiefly computing: small picture) · mk сликичка (chiefly computing: small picture) · hu miniatűr (chiefly computing: small picture) · de Thumbnail (chiefly computing: small picture) · ja サムネイル (chiefly computing: small picture) · es uña del pulgar (fingernail on the thumb) · cmn 拇指指甲 (fingernail on the thumb) · da tommelfingernegl (fingernail on the thumb) · et visand (rough sketch) · mr थंबनेल (chiefly computing: small picture) · pl szkic (rough sketch) · uk карти́нка (chiefly computing: small picture) · fi pikkukuva (chiefly computing: small picture) · sk náhľad (chiefly computing: small picture) · es uña de pólice (fingernail on the thumb) · hu indexkép (chiefly computing: small picture) · et pisipilt (chiefly computing: small picture) · fr croquis (rough sketch) · cy mân-lun (chiefly computing: small picture) · fr aperçu (chiefly computing: small picture) · fr ongle du pouce (fingernail on the thumb) · pl miniatura (chiefly computing: small picture) · ru набро́сок (rough sketch) · ru карти́нка (chiefly computing: small picture) · sv tumnagel (fingernail on the thumb) · fi selailukuva (chiefly computing: small picture) · ja 親指の爪 (fingernail on the thumb) · ru эски́з (rough sketch) · vi hình nhỏ (chiefly computing: small picture) · ko 엄지손톱 (fingernail on the thumb) · id gambar kecil (chiefly computing: small picture) · sh minijatúra (chiefly computing: small picture) · fr vignette (chiefly computing: small picture) · nn miniatyrbilete (chiefly computing: small picture) · gl miniatura (chiefly computing: small picture) · ro miniatură (chiefly computing: small picture) · da miniaturebillede (chiefly computing: small picture) · hu miniatűrkép (chiefly computing: small picture) · cmn 縮略圖 /缩略图 (chiefly computing: small picture) · be карці́нка (chiefly computing: small picture) · de Vorschaubild (chiefly computing: small picture) · id gambar mini (chiefly computing: small picture) · ko 섬네일 (chiefly computing: small picture) · th รูปขนาดย่อ (chiefly computing: small picture) · myv пелькенже (chiefly computing: small picture) · mk палчен нокт (fingernail on the thumb) · vi móng ngón tay cái (fingernail on the thumb) · ga ionga ordóige (fingernail on the thumb) · it miniatura (chiefly computing: small picture) · th ภาพขนาดย่อ (chiefly computing: small picture) · pt esboço (rough sketch) · de Bildvorschau (chiefly computing: small picture) · ru но́готь большо́го па́льца (fingernail on the thumb) · eo bildeto (chiefly computing: small picture) · da skitse (rough sketch) · eo miniaturo (chiefly computing: small picture) · be мініяцю́ра (chiefly computing: small picture) · hu nézőkép (chiefly computing: small picture) · cmn 粗略草圖 /粗略草图 (rough sketch) · pt miniatura (chiefly computing: small picture) · de Miniaturbild (chiefly computing: small picture) · cs miniatura (chiefly computing: small picture) · pt unha do polegar (fingernail on the thumb) · id keluku (chiefly computing: small picture) · it anteprima (chiefly computing: small picture) · cs náhled (chiefly computing: small picture) · bg нокът на палеца (fingernail on the thumb) · sh минијату́ра (chiefly computing: small picture) · de Daumennagel (fingernail on the thumb) · fi pienoiskuva (chiefly computing: small picture) · cy byrgofiant (rough sketch) · uk мініатю́ра (chiefly computing: small picture) · ru миниатю́ра (chiefly computing: small picture) · no miniatyrbilde (chiefly computing: small picture) · pl paznokieć kciuka (fingernail on the thumb) · cs nehet na palci (fingernail on the thumb) · fi esikatselukuva (chiefly computing: small picture) · id miniatur (chiefly computing: small picture) · lv miniatūra (chiefly computing: small picture) · lv sīktēls (chiefly computing: small picture) · vo dömanuel (fingernail on the thumb) · tl panhinlalaki (chiefly computing: small picture) · fi raakaluonnos (rough sketch) · es miniatura (chiefly computing: small picture)

thumbnail en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθʌm.neɪl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To describe concisely.
  2. (transitive) To create a smaller representation of (a larger image).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
thumbnails Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
thumbnailed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
thumbnailed Tense=Past lexicographic
thumbnailing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

thumbnailer

Translations (8)

pt esboçar (describe concisely) · fi kuvata lyhyesti (describe concisely) · pt bosquejar (describe concisely) · pt esquissar (describe concisely) · cmn 簡要描述 /简要描述 (describe concisely) · es pormenorizar (describe concisely) · pl opisać zwięźle (describe concisely) · pl opisywać zwięźle (describe concisely)