different between terse vs thumbnail

English

Etymology

From Latin tersus (“clean, cleansed, rubbed or wiped off; neat, spruce; terse”), perfect passive participle of terg?, terge? (“to clean, cleanse, rub, wipe, wipe off”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh?- (“to rub; to turn”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??s/
• (Canada, US) IPA^(key): /t??s/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s

Adjective

terse (comparative terser, superlative tersest)

1. (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

   Synonyms: concise, succinct, see also Thesaurus:concise

   Antonyms: prolix, verbose, wordy, see also Thesaurus:verbose
2. (by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.

   Synonyms: abrupt, brusque, (dialectal) mardy, short-spoken
3. (obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce. [from early 17th c.]

Derived terms

• tersely
• terseness

Translations

References

Further reading

• concision on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ester, Reset, Steer, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, stere, teers, teres, trees

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?terse?/, [?t?e?rs?e?(?)]
• Rhymes: -erse
• Syllabification: ter?se

Interjection

terse

1. (humorous) hi, hello

Anagrams

• Ester

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??s/
• Homophones: tersent, terses

Verb

terse

1. first-person singular present indicative of terser
2. third-person singular present indicative of terser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of terser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of terser
5. second-person singular imperative of terser

Anagrams

• ester, estre, êtres, reste, resté, stère, stéré

Italian

Verb

terse

1. third-person singular past historic of tergere

Participle

terse f pl

1. feminine plural of terso

Adjective

terse

1. feminine plural of terso

Anagrams

• Ester

Latin

Participle

terse

1. vocative masculine singular of tersus

Venetian

Adjective

terse f pl

1. feminine plural of terso

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???m.ne?l/
• Rhymes: -e?l

Noun

thumbnail (plural thumbnails)

1. The fingernail on the thumb.
2. A rough sketch (e.g., the size of one's thumbnail).
3. (chiefly computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.

Usage notes

• (computing): Unlike an icon, which is generally a representative symbol, a thumbnail is a smaller identical copy of the original larger image.

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ????? (samuneiru), ????? (samun?ru)
• ? Portuguese: thumbnail

Translations

See also

• (computing): icon, thumbshot

Verb

thumbnail (third-person singular simple present thumbnails, present participle thumbnailing, simple past and past participle thumbnailed)

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

Derived terms

• thumbnailer

Translations

Further reading

• Maven's Word of the Day, December 11, 1997
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “thumb”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English thumbnail.

Noun

thumbnail m (plural thumbnails)

1. (computing) thumbnail (a miniature preview of a larger image)

   Synonym: miniatura