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slide — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.

Senses

slide 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 An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
  • slide (photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.

slide — full definition

  1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
  2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
  3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
  4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
  5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

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