name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
slider
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈslaɪdɚ/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -aɪdə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S L AY1 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
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noun
Meaning 3
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A sliding door.
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noun
Meaning 5
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable.
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noun
Meaning 6
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 7
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A small hamburger or sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We ordered five sliders.
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noun
Meaning 8
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
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Synonyms: slide
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noun
Meaning 9
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skydiving, sports
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noun
Meaning 10
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
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Synonyms: slide
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noun
Meaning 11
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 12
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.
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noun
Meaning 13
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 14
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
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noun
Meaning 15
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
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noun
Meaning 16
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A strip of material with holes in it, used to selectively block pipes in an organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 17
A slideshow on a web page.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 18
a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet
noun
Meaning 19
freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: turtle
noun
Meaning 20
someone who races the luge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: luger
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Broader terms: sledder
noun
Meaning 21
a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: skidder, slipper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: snowboarder
History
Etymology
From slide + -er. The meaning "small hamburger" was originally used to describe onion-steamed small burgers at White Castle restaurants, formerly spelt "Slyder". Regarding the senses about control devices or widgets: physical sliders (potentiometers serving as rheostats) predate virtual ones (elements in graphical user interfaces), and the virtual ones are so named because their concept is the abstraction of the physical ones; if more explanation on that topic is needed, it is available in the Wikipedia articles on skeuomorphs, icons, and the desktop metaphor.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: tirette — a linearly controlled potentiometer
- Czech: posuvník — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Finnish: liukusäädin — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- French: barre coulissante — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- German: Schieberegler — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Māori: rēreti — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Polish: suwak — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Portuguese: controlador deslizante — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Russian: ползуно́к (polzunók) — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Spanish: control deslizante — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Turkish: kaydırgaç — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Turkish: kaydırıcı — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Turkish: sürgülü makara — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Vietnamese: con trượt — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Vietnamese: thanh trượt — (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
- Japanese: スライダー (suraidā) — (baseball) a pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin
- Korean: 슬라이더 (seullaideo) — (baseball) a pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin
- Italian: scivolante — (curling) a piece of teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe
- Russian: сла́йдер (slájdɛr) — (curling) a piece of teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe
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