slide
noun
1 slide
A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study.
synonym: microscope slide.
Roget 445:
optical instruments;
lens,
meniscus,
magnifier,
sunglass,
magnifying glass,
hand lens;
microscope,
megascope†,
tienoscope†.
spectacles,
specs [Coll.],
glasses,
barnacles,
goggles,
eyeglass,
pince-nez,
monocle,
reading glasses,
bifocals;
contact lenses,
soft lenses,
hard lenses;
sunglasses,
shades [Coll.].
periscopic lens†;
telescope,
glass,
lorgnette;
spyglass,
opera glass,
binocular,
binoculars,
field glass;
burning glass,
convex lens,
concave lens,
convexo-concave lens†,
coated lens,
multiple lens,
compound lens,
lens system,
telephoto lens,
wide-angle lens,
fish-eye lens,
zoom lens;
optical bench.
astronomical telescope,
reflecting telescope,
reflector,
refracting telescope,
refractor,
Newtonian telescope,
folded-path telescope,
finder telescope,
chromatoscope;
X-ray telescope;
radiotelescope,
phased-array telescope,
Very Large Array radiotelescope;
ultraviolet telescope;
infrared telescope;
star spectroscope;
space telescope.
[telescope mounts]
altazimuth mount,
equatorial mount.
refractometer,
circular dichroism spectrometer.
interferometer.
phase-contrast microscope,
fluorescence microscope,
dissecting microscope;
electron microscope,
transmission electron microscope;
scanning electron microscope,
SEM;
scanning tunneling electron microscope.
[microscope components]
objective lens,
eyepiece,
barrel,
platform,
focusing knob;
slide,
slide glass,
cover glass,
counting chamber;
illuminator,
light source,
polarizer,
[component parts of telescopes]
reticle,
cross-hairs.
light pipe,
fiber optics mirror,
reflector,
speculum;
looking-glass,
pier-glass,
cheval-glass,
rear-view mirror,
hand mirror,
one-way mirror,
magnifying mirror.
[room with distorting mirrors]
fun house.
prism,
diffraction grating;
beam splitter,
half-wave plate,
quarter-wave plate.
camera lucida [Lat.],
camera obscura [Lat.];
magic lantern
etc.
(show)
448;
stereopticon;
chromatrope†,
thaumatrope†;
stereoscope,
pseudoscope†,
polyscope†,
kaleidoscope.
photometer,
eriometer†,
actinometer†,
lucimeter†,
radiometer;
ligth detector,
photodiode,
photomultiplier,
photodiode array,
photocell.
X-ray diffractometer,
goniometer.
spectrometer,
monochrometer,
UV spectrometer,
visible spectrometer,
Infrared spectrometer,
Fourier transform infrared spectrometer,
recording spectrometer;
densitometer,
scanning densitometer,
two-dimensional densitometer.
abdominoscope†,
gastroscope [Med.],
helioscope†,
polariscope†,
polemoscope†,
spectroscope.
abdominoscopy†;
gastroscopy [Med.];
microscopy,
microscopist.
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Roget 255:
smoothness
etc.
adj.;
polish,
gloss;
lubricity,
lubrication.
[smooth materials]
down,
velvet,
velure,
silk,
satin;
velveteen,
velour,
velours,
velumen†;
glass,
ice.
slide;
bowling green
etc.
(level)
213;
asphalt,
wood pavement,
flagstone,
flags.
[objects used to smooth other objects]
roller,
steam roller,
lawn roller,
rolling pin,
rolling mill;
sand paper,
emery paper,
emery cloth,
sander;
flat iron,
sad iron;
burnisher,
turpentine and beeswax;
polish,
shoe polish.
[art of cutting and polishing gemstones]
lapidary.
[person who polishes gemstones]
lapidary,
lapidarian.
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Polish: preparat mikroskopowy
2 slide
geology The descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc..
3 slide
music Rapid sliding up or down the musical scale:
— The violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides.
synonym: swoop.
4 slide
5 slide
The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it:
— His slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill.
synonyms: coast, glide.
6 slide
A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector.
synonym: lantern slide.
Polish: slajd
7 slide
Sloping channel through which things can descend.
synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping trough.
Dutch: stortgat
Polish: zsuwnia, ześlizg, ślizg
verb
1 slide
Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
synonyms: skid, slew, slip, slue.
Roget 266:
travel,
journey,
course;
take a journey,
go a journey;
take a walk,
go out for walk
etc.
n.;
have a run;
take the air.
flit,
take wing;
migrate,
emigrate;
trek;
rove,
prowl,
roam,
range,
patrol,
pace up and down,
traverse;
scour the country,
traverse the country;
peragrate†;
circumambulate,
perambulate;
nomadize†,
wander,
ramble,
stroll,
saunter,
hover,
go one's rounds,
straggle;
gad,
gad about;
expatiate.
walk,
march,
step,
tread,
pace,
plod,
wend,
go by shank's mare;
promenade;
trudge,
tramp;
stalk,
stride,
straddle,
strut,
foot it,
hoof it,
stump,
bundle,
bowl along,
toddle;
paddle;
tread a path.
take horse,
ride,
drive,
trot,
amble,
canter,
prance,
fisk†,
frisk,
caracoler†,
caracole;
gallop
etc.
(move quickly)
274.
[start riding]
embark,
board,
set out,
hit the road,
get going,
get underway.
peg on,
jog on,
wag on,
shuffle on;
stir one's stumps;
bend one's steps,
bend one's course;
make one's way,
find one's way,
wend one's way,
pick one's way,
pick one's way,
thread one's way,
plow one's way;
slide,
glide,
coast,
skim,
skate;
march in procession,
file on,
defile.
go to,
repair to,
resort to,
hie to,
betake oneself to.
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Roget 109:
elapse,
lapse,
flow,
run,
proceed,
advance,
pass;
roll on,
wear on,
press on;
flit,
fly,
slip,
slide,
glide;
run its course.
run out,
expire;
go by,
pass by;
be past
etc.
122.
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Roget 264:
be in motion
etc.
adj.;
move,
go,
hie,
gang,
budge,
stir,
pass,
flit;
hover about,
hover round,
hover about;
shift,
slide,
glide;
roll,
roll on;
flow,
stream,
run,
drift,
sweep along;
wander
etc.
(deviate)
279;
walk
etc.
266;
change one's place,
shift one's place,
change one's quarters,
shift one's quarters;
dodge;
keep going,
keep moving;
put in motion,
set in motion;
move;
impel
etc.
276;
propel
etc.
284;
render movable,
mobilize.
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Roget 306:
descend;
go down,
drop down,
come down;
fall,
gravitate,
drop,
slip,
slide,
rappel,
settle;
plunge,
plummet,
crash;
decline,
set,
sink,
droop,
come down a peg;
slump.
dismount,
alight,
light,
get down;
swoop;
stoop
etc.
308;
fall prostrate,
precipitate oneself;
let fall
etc.
308.
tumble,
trip,
stumble,
titubate†,
lurch,
pitch,
swag,
topple,
topple over,
tumble over,
topple down,
tumble down;
tilt,
sprawl,
plump down,
come down a cropper.
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Roget 331:
rub,
scratch,
scrape,
scrub,
slide,
fray,
rasp,
graze,
curry,
scour,
polish,
rub out,
wear down,
gnaw;
file,
grind
etc.
(reduce to powder)
330.
set one's teeth on edge;
rosin.
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Dutch: verschuiven
2 slide
To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly.
synonym: slither.
Dutch: glibberen
3 slide
Move smoothly along a surface.
Dutch: glijden, slepen, schuiven
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