thumbnail

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

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. A picture displayed by posts and videos pre-clicked conveying the matters discussed/shown in that post.

Verb

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

Concepts

miniature

imagette

vignette

aperçu

croquis

ongle du pouce

ongle

pouce

Synonymes

miniature

thumb-nail

Traductions

miniatura

Daumennagel

Vorschaubild

anteprima

unghia del pollice

duimnagel

kısa

miniatuur

unha do polegar

Miniaturansicht

miniatura

miniatura

miniatura

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈθʌm.neɪl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From thumb + nail. The phrase thumbnail sketch was first attested 1852. Verb sense attested 1930s.