Look up: Thumb

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   thumb
   [n] - the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb 2. [n] - the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
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   Thumb
   an extension of the 32-bit ARM architecture - the Thumb instruction set features a subset of the most commonly used 32-bit ARM instrucxtions compressed into 16-bit wide op-codes - processors that are 'Thumb-aware' are aimed at embedded control applications, e.g. laser printers, modems etc.
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   thumb
   (jargon) The slider or 'bubble' on a window system scrollbar. So called because moving it allows you to browse through the contents of a text window in a way analogous to thumbing through a book. [Jargon File] (1995-03-14)
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   Thumb
   (processor) An extension to the Advanced RISC Machine architecture, announced on 06 March 1995 by Advanced RISC Machines Ltd. By identifying the critical subset of the ARM instruction set and encoding it into 16 bits, ARM has succeeded in reducing typical program size by 30-40% from ARM's already excellent code density. Since this Thumb instructi...
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   Thumb
   Thumb: The short thick finger situated at an angle to the other fingers so it can be opposed to the them, making it possible to pick up and hold things. The thumb is analogous in position to the big toe (the great toe) and similarly has only two phalanges (all the other digits have three).
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   Thumb
   Thumb noun [ Middle English thombe , thoumbe , þume , Anglo-Saxon þūma ; akin to OFries. thūma , Dutch duim , German daumen , Old High German dūmo , Icelandic þumall , Danish tommel finger, Swedish tumme , and perhaps to Latin tumere to swell. √56. Confer Thimble ...
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   Thumb
   Thumb transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Thumbed ; present participle & verbal noun Thumbing .] 1. To handle awkwardly. Johnson. 2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune. 3. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear ou ...
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   Thumb
   Thumb intransitive verb To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.
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   thumb
   The first digit on the radial side of the hand. ... Synonym: digitus primus, pollex, first finger. ... Origin: A.S. Thuma ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    thumb
    pollex noun the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
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    thumb
    noun the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
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    thumb
    (thum) the radial or first digit of the hand; it has only two phalanges and is apposable to the four fingers of the hand. tennis thumb tendinitis of the tendon of the long flexor muscle of the thumb, with calcification.
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    Thumb
    • (v. t.) To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune. • (n.) The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex. • (v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum. • (v. t.) To soil or wea...
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    thumb
    short, thick first digit of the human hand and of the lower-primate hand and foot. It differs from other digits in having only two phalanges (tubular ... [5 related articles]
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    thumb
    The first digit on the radial side of the hand. Syn: pollex TA, digitus (manus) primus, first finger [A.S. thuma]
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    thumb
    
    1. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
    2. a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
    
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    thumb
    another name for an inch.
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