The difference between Pollex and Thumb

When used as nouns, pollex means the thumb, whereas thumb means the short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.


Thumb is also verb with the meaning: to touch or cover with the thumb.

check bellow for the other definitions of Pollex and Thumb

  1. Pollex as a noun:

    The thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing.

  1. Thumb as a noun:

    The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

  2. Thumb as a noun (computing):

    The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.

  3. Thumb as a noun (colloquial, Internet):

    A thumbnail picture.

  1. Thumb as a verb (transitive):

    To touch or cover with the thumb.

    Examples:

    "to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon"

  2. Thumb as a verb (transitive, with '''through'''):

    To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

    Examples:

    "I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all."

  3. Thumb as a verb (travel):

    To hitchhike

    Examples:

    "So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown."

  4. Thumb as a verb:

    To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.

  5. Thumb as a verb:

    To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.

  6. Thumb as a verb:

    To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.