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thumbstick

Noun CEFR B2
ˈθʌmˌstɪk

Definitions

A small joystick, generally part of a larger game controller, that can be operated with the thumb.

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Examples

Occasionally, when playing any given PC port, you’ll experience disorienting frame drops when using a mouse to control a camera that clearly was designed to move only as fluidly as console thumbsticks would allow.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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