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Lookup results

Every result is information returned by one source for the current lookup and result language. Source icons let you move from a definition to a translation, explanation, image, or another kind of answer without starting the lookup again.

Read the result you need

The query appears at the top of the Bubble or Extension Window. The selected source fills the main result area, while the other available sources remain one click away in the source bar.

A normal Definer Bubble beside selected text with the source bar and a Lumtionary result visible

Audio sources work a little differently. When they return pronunciation or speech, their playback controls appear beside the query.

Open another result

Select a source icon to open that source's result. The information can change completely because sources serve different purposes: a dictionary defines, a translator translates, an image source shows visual matches, and an AI source can answer a broader question.

When a language control appears in the header, use it to change the result language. Some sources also have their own source-language or target-language controls. Languages explains how Definer chooses among them.

A normal unpinned Open Images Bubble over selected text, showing the same lookup opened in an image source

A normal unpinned Lum Translator Bubble translating the selected English word to Spanish

Save something useful

Use the stacked-layers-plus Save control when the open result contains something worth keeping. Definer turns it into a Collection item using a Recipe. Included sources already provide useful Recipes, so Save is ready without extra setup.

  1. Open the result you want.
  2. Select Save, or press S.
  3. Open Saves to find the new item with your other lookup-created items.

A normal unpinned Bubble beside selected text after its Lumtionary result has been saved

Open Definer Options → History → Saves when you want to browse everything you kept from lookup results.

The full Definer Options frame showing Cards, Notes, and Terms on the Saves page

From there you can edit the item, move it to another Collection, or export it.

Return to an earlier lookup

History is recorded automatically by default. The clock-shaped Recent control provides a short list while you are inside a lookup, and Previous or Next moves along the same timeline.

The Recent lookups menu open inside a Definer lookup

Open History when you want the complete list, search, or the full details that were kept with an earlier lookup.

Find a less common action

The header keeps common actions visible and moves the rest into More actions when space is limited. See Lookup controls for Routines, result scaling, manual History actions, and controls that belong only to the Bubble or Extension Window.

The More actions menu open inside a Definer Bubble