snapshot
noun [C] (UNDERSTANDING) /ˈsnæp.ʃɒt/
/-ʃɑːt/ informalDefinition
› a piece of information or short description that gives an understanding of a situation at a particular time: Credit rating agencies provide a snapshot of the risks an investment poses at any one time.Situations and circumstances
(Definition of snapshot noun (UNDERSTANDING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affair noun (MATTER)
- backdrop noun
- background noun (SITUATION)
- case noun (SITUATION)
- circumstance noun
- climate noun (SITUATION)
- condition noun (STATE)
- farce noun (SITUATION)
- footing noun (SITUATION)
- going noun (DIFFICULTY)
- matrix noun (DEVELOPMENT)
- picture noun (IDEA)
- position noun (SITUATION)
- practicality noun (REAL)
- situation noun
- stake noun (RISK)
- the scheme of things idiom
- thing noun (SITUATION)
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