thumbnail

The nail of the thumb.

An image of a graphic or document that is reduced in size so that it serves as an icon of a larger image or to allow multiple images to be viewed on a screen simultaneously or to be transmitted more rapidly.

Of, relating to, or of the size of a thumbnail.

Brief; cursory.

To generate a reduced size image of (a graphic or document).

The fingernail on the thumb.

A rough sketch (e.g., the size of one’s thumbnail).

A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.

To describe concisely.

the nail of the thumb