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单词 thumbnail
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thumbnail

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noun

thumb·​nail ˈthəm-ˌnāl How to pronounce thumbnail (audio)
-ˈnāl
1
: the nail of the thumb
2
: a miniature computer graphic sometimes hyperlinked to a full-size version

thumbnail

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adjective

: concise, brief
a thumbnail sketch

Synonyms

Adjective

  • aphoristic
  • apothegmatic
  • brief
  • capsule
  • compact
  • compendious
  • concise
  • crisp
  • curt
  • elliptical
  • elliptic
  • epigrammatic
  • laconic
  • monosyllabic
  • pithy
  • sententious
  • succinct
  • summary
  • telegraphic
  • terse
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Example Sentences

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
In Walker’s case, the preliminary report by the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office contains several pages of thumbnail photos showing the young man dead and handcuffed at the scene and after his body arrived at the coroner’s office. Emma Tucker, CNN, 9 July 2022 Hidden on forest floors in Mexico, scientists have discovered six new tiny frog species about the size of a thumbnail. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2022 The sign consists of 225 thumbnail-size portraits: all these average Americans posing for the camera, unaware of the place in posterity that awaited them. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2022 The procedure begins with a thumbnail size piece of skin removed from the patient. John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022 The website thumbnail, which Car and Driver was able to find in a higher-definition version, shows the Equinox EV in a hitherto unseen pose—a side view—with an electric blue body and a white roof. Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 21 July 2022 When fully grown, these forest amphibians are smaller than a human thumbnail. Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 21 June 2022 Kardashian posted a photo to her Instagram Stories showing her thumb atop Barker's — his is the tattooed one, FYI — showing off their new thumbnail designs. Marci Robin, Allure, 2 May 2022 You will be asked to give the video a title, a description, a thumbnail and other details. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022
Adjective
Between the two fences that separate Reggie’s enclosure from the public is a sign with the thumbnail version of his remarkable journey to the Los Angeles Zoo 15 years ago today. Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 What follows is a thumbnail survey of prison museums throughout the United States, selected for their geographic spread; some are widely known, while others are small gems that deserve a closer look. Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022 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 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1852, in the meaning defined above

thumbnail

adjective

as in summary
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning a thumbnail outline of the plot of the novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • summary
  • concise
  • brief
  • pithy
  • capsule
  • succinct
  • short
  • epigrammatic
  • blunt
  • compact
  • crisp
  • aphoristic
  • monosyllabic
  • terse
  • curt
  • compendious
  • apothegmatic
  • telegraphic
  • condensed
  • laconic
  • shortened
  • elliptic
  • sententious
  • elliptical
  • abbreviated
  • meaningful
  • abrupt
  • meaty
  • abridged
  • substantial
  • snippety
  • brusque
  • brusk
  • curtailed
  • significant
  • snippy
  • well-turned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • enlarged
  • diffuse
  • verbose
  • wordy
  • redundant
  • prolix
  • rambling
  • repetitious
  • circumlocutory
  • windy
  • circuitous
  • tautological
  • expanded
  • tautologous
  • exaggerated
  • pleonastic
  • long-winded
  • inflated
  • embroidered
  • supplemented
  • embellished
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