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slideshow

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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: /ˈslaɪdˌʃoʊ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: presentation, show

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any sequence of images, shown one after the other (not simultaneously).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: slide deck

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any sequence of images, shown one after the other (not simultaneously).

The situation where a game has a low frame rate due to insufficient computing power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • When there are too many enemies, the whole thing just turns into a slideshow.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: slide deck

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From slide + show.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: presentation — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Esperanto: prezentaĵo — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Finnish: kuvasarja — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Finnish: diaesitys — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Finnish: diasarja — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Finnish: kalvoesitys — presentation with a sequence of images
  • French: diaporama — presentation with a sequence of images
  • French: slideshow — presentation with a sequence of images
  • German: Tonbildschau — presentation with a sequence of images
  • German: Diashow — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Interlingua: diaporama — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Interlingua: slideshow (synonim and neologism) — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Italian: filmino — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Italian: diaporama — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Italian: slideshow — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Japanese: スライドショー (suraidoshō) — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Macedonian: сликоред (slikored) — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Norman: mouontréthie au projecteux — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Russian: слайд-шо́у (slajd-šóu) — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Spanish: filmina — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Spanish: diaporama — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Spanish: slideshow — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Swedish: bildspel — presentation with a sequence of images
  • Swedish: presentation — presentation with a sequence of images