diapositive — meaning in English
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English meaning
- slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
Senses
diapositive is used for these senses in English:
- diapositive (photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).
- slide (photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
- slide (by extension, computing) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
slide — full definition
- verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
- verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
- noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
- noun A single page of a computer presentation.
- noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.