Phrase guide

slide projector

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a screen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: projector

Narrower terms: magic lantern

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 幻燈片投影機 /幻灯片投影机 (huàndēngpiàn tóuyǐngjī) — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Dutch: diaprojector — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Dutch: diascoop — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Finnish: diaprojektori — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • French: projecteur de diapositives — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • French: projecteur — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • German: Diaprojektor — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Hungarian: diavetítő — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Irish: teilgeoir sleamhnán — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Italian: diascopio — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Italian: diaproiettore — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Japanese: スライド映写機 (suraido eishaki) — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Norman: projecteux d'portraits — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Polish: rzutnik przezroczy — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Polish: rzutnik — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Russian: диапрое́ктор (diaproéktor) — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Russian: диаско́п (diaskóp) — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Russian: фильмоско́п (filʹmoskóp) — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Russian: слайдпрое́ктор (slajdproéktor) — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen
  • Russian: прое́ктор (proéktor) — a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen