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Meaning of "thumbnail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THUMBNAIL

thumbnail  [ˈθʌmˌneɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THUMBNAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thumbnail is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THUMBNAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

thumbnail

Thumbnail

Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of pictures, used to help in recognizing and organizing them, serving the same role for images as a normal text index does for words. In the age of digital images, visual search engines and image-organizing programs normally use thumbnails, as do most modern operating systems or desktop environments, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, KDE and GNOME.

Definition of thumbnail in the English dictionary

The first definition of thumbnail in the dictionary is the nail of the thumb. Other definition of thumbnail is concise and brief. Thumbnail is also a small image which can be expanded.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THUMBNAIL


agnail
ˈæɡˌneɪl
doornail
ˈdɔːˌneɪl
fingernail
ˈfɪŋɡəˌneɪl
Gangnail
ˈɡæŋˌneɪl
hangnail
ˈhæŋˌneɪl
hobnail
ˈhɒbˌneɪl
nail
neɪl
renail
riːˈneɪl
snail
sneɪl
tenaille
tɛˈneɪl
toenail
ˈtəʊˌneɪl
trenail
ˈtriːneɪl
unnail
ʌnˈneɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THUMBNAIL

thumb drive
thumb index
thumb knot
thumb one´s nose at
thumb piano
thumbhole
thumbikins
thumbless
thumblike
thumbling
thumbnail sketch
thumbnut
thumbpiece
thumbpot
thumbprint
thumbs down
thumbs up
thumbscrew
thumbstall
thumbtack

WORDS THAT END LIKE THUMBNAIL

as dead as a doornail
clout nail
coffin nail
dead as a doornail
dew snail
edible snail
garden snail
on the nail
pond snail
ramshorn snail
Roman snail
sea snail
stub nail
tooth and nail
treenail

Synonyms and antonyms of thumbnail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THUMBNAIL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thumbnail» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of thumbnail

Translation of «thumbnail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THUMBNAIL

Find out the translation of thumbnail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thumbnail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thumbnail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缩略图
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

miniaturas
570 millions of speakers

English

thumbnail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थंबनेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المصغرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с миниатюрами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thumbnail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vignettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thumbnail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Daumennagel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サムネイル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

썸네일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gambar cilik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thumbnail
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लघुप्रतिमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başparmak tırnağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miniatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miniatur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зі слайдами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

miniatură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

thumbnail
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

miniatuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thumbnail
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thumbnail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thumbnail

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THUMBNAIL»

The term «thumbnail» is very widely used and occupies the 628 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THUMBNAIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thumbnail» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thumbnail» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thumbnail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THUMBNAIL»

Discover the use of thumbnail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thumbnail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Thumbnail Sketch of Mormonism
This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.
Marba C. Josephson, 2013
2
America's Founding Fathers: Who Are They? Thumbnail Sketches ...
It is important that we keep the memory of them alive. This book provides essential information on each of the founding fathers, listing their major public accomplishments.
Jack Stanfield, 2001
3
Thumbnail Sketches: 29 Important Americans
Aimed at middle school to high school age children, Thumbnail Sketches: 29 Important Americans offers a glimpse into some of the most important figures in American history.
Richard R. Weber, 2007
4
Thumbnail Falling
Christopher Alexander Berg. THUMBNAIL FALLING By: Christopher Alexander Berg © Copyright 2008, Christopher Alexander Berg All Rights Reserved. No. Front Cover.
Christopher Alexander Berg, 2008
5
YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts
The term thumbnail refers to the image associated with each of your uploaded videos. Each uploaded video is assigned a thumbnail, the default being the centermost frame of your video. You are also given the option of choosing the 25  ...
Alan Lastufka, Michael W. Dean, 2008
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Microsoft Expression Web 3: Illustrated Introductory
QUICK TIP Setting Auto Thumbnail Options Sometimes you may want to display a series of smaller images and link them to a larger version of the same image. Using smaller images, called thumbnail pictures or thumbnails, saves space on ...
Julie Riley, 2010
7
Microsoft Expression Web For Dummies
Note: If the Auto Thumbnail button appears dimmed, you cannot use the selected picture as a thumbnail. Expression Web gives you the thumbs down on the Thumbnail option in the following cases: ' The picture is already hyperlinked.
Linda Hefferman, Asha Dornfest, 2013
8
Construction Grammar in a Cross-language Perspective
CHAPTER. 2. Construction. Grammar. A. thumbnail. sketch. Mirjam Fried & Jan- Ola Ostman i. Preamble In this chapter we give an overview of the main characteristics of Construction Grammar. Our aim is to stay as close as possible to the ...
Mirjam Fried, Jan-Ola Östman, 2004
9
HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Complete
Using Thumbnail Images Many Web developers use thumbnail images to improve page loading time. A thumbnail image is a smaller version of the image itself. The thumbnail is used as a link that, when clicked, will load the full-sized image.
Gary Shelly, Denise Woods, 2010
10
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Revealed
Layers panel list arrow Type layer thumbnail FIGURE 2 Layers. What You'll Do ▽ In this lesson, you'll use the Layers panel to delete a Background layer and the Layer menu to create a Background layer from an image layer. Learning About ...
Elizabeth Reding, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THUMBNAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thumbnail is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Facebook now lets Pages post 'secret' videos, introduces Video …
Some of the changes you can make include editing a video's metadata, adding subtitles or changing the thumbnail. You can also prohibit third party embeds and ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
2
Victor Cruz: Injury is 'going to make me, or it's going to break me'
fantasy news story thumbnail PPR mock takeaways. Is Todd Gurley a safe ... nfl story thumbnail Reeling in Russell ... nba story thumbnail Spurs' run far from over. «CBSSports.com, Jun 15»
3
Bing Refreshes Video Search: Adds Bigger Thumbnail Images …
Bing has upgraded its video search experience, adding larger thumbnail images and additional information for each video result, as well as moving “related ... «Search Engine Land, Jun 15»
4
Avalanche GM Joe Sakic wants to have Ryan O'Reilly signed by …
fantasy news story thumbnail Camp storylines to watch. Can the Saints ... nfl story thumbnail Brady's big mistake ... nba story thumbnail Who you got? Is Kevin ... «CBSSports.com, Jun 15»
5
16 cool things to try with the new Google Photos
By default, the new Google Photos app shows your images in a daily view, with medium-sized thumbnails arranged chronologically by date. But there are three ... «Computerworld, Jun 15»
6
TCU pulls off miracle; NCAA Super Regional match-ups finalized
fantasy news story thumbnail Camp storylines to watch. Can the Saints ... nfl story thumbnail Brady's big mistake ... nba story thumbnail Who you got? Is Kevin ... «CBSSports.com, Jun 15»
7
This Adorable Thumbnail Trackpad Could Actually Be Useful
This is the vision of Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao and Artem Dementyev, two MIT researchers who've developed a miniature trackpad that fits on your thumbnail. They call ... «Wired, Apr 15»
8
Thumbnail track pad
Researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory are developing a new wearable device that turns the user's thumbnail into a miniature wireless track pad. «MIT News, Apr 15»
9
Neon Demonstrates Live Video Thumbnail Creation Service at NAB
Neon Live creates a fresh optimized thumbnail every minute, so potential viewers get an accurate view of what's taking place. Using the service will help attract ... «StreamingMedia.com, Apr 15»
10
Change Video Thumbnails in Windows for a Neater Media Library
If you have a lot of video content stored on your PC then the default thumbnails can leave folders looking disorganized and make sorting through your movies ... «Gizmodo, Jan 15»

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