thumbnail

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thumb·nail | \ ˈthəm-ˌnāl

, -ˈnāl \

Definition of thumbnail

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : the nail of the thumb

2 : a miniature computer graphic sometimes hyperlinked to a full-size version

thumbnail

adjective

Definition of thumbnail (Entry 2 of 2)

: concise, brief a thumbnail sketch

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Noun You can see a larger version of the picture by clicking on the thumbnail. Adjective a thumbnail outline of the plot of the novel

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun If the game is on, tap the game thumbnail to watch live. — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2021 But now for the first time in millennia, a mama devil living outside of captivity has given birth to a litter of joeys, in this case, seven thumbnail-sized, hairless infants, reports Gemma Conroy for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021 The thumbnail image and eight-word title promoting the video indicated Mr. Robinson was assaulted by a Black man outside a train station. — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2021 Incidentally, the legal case for platforms being in violation of copyright law for showing links with headlines, snippets, and thumbnail photographs is unsettled, but precedent seems to indicate that the platforms are protected under fair-use rules. — Jessica Melugin, National Review, 18 May 2021 Now imagine drawing a vertical line on your thumbnail that’s only 2 millimeters wide. — Rhett Allain, Wired, 10 May 2021 When her daughter Monique was 10 years old, Aurelia Mock noticed a brown line underneath her daughter's thumbnail. — Devon Abelman, Allure, 3 May 2021 The thumbnail of the video is an image of Cosby wearing a suit and walking with a police officer. — Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 1 May 2021 Some show their face in a thumbnail in the corner of the screen so viewers can see their reactions. — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 2 May 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective So the thumbnail version that gets repeated is that the concept of telework was invented by a guy called Jack Nilles, who was a NASA engineer who’s actually still alive. — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2021

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