Reference meaning
slide
Last updated
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
Related source terms
microscope slide
Other meanings
2. noun
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
3. noun
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
4. noun
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
Source and scope
This definition is reproduced from Princeton WordNet 3.0, sense 04237924-n, under the WordNet 3.0 License. It has not yet received VocabularyBase editorial review. Read the source and license details.