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slide

slide

16 6.0
A quick smooth movement from one note to another
  • noun
  • /slaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : glissando
  • The guitarist played a beautiful slide to transition between the two notes during the performance.

You can tell they're slides because the note doesn't die.

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Examples

  • A musical treat, combined with a very diversified slide presentation, will challenge your emotions and creative possibilities.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Another technique children enjoy as a warm-up is imitating the glissando sounds of a slide whistle.

    Academic text (2006)
  • A few years ago, her big interest became digital imaging, and she now shoots both slide film and digital.

    Academic text (2005)
  • You know, I play a little slide trombone.

  • However, students were also given note-taking handouts that were essentially copies of the slides with parts missing.

    Academic text (2004)
  • During the concert, the slide added a smooth, flowing quality to the melody.

  • She used a slide technique that made her guitar solo sound rich and expressive.

Synonyms

glissando
vsslide
  • Specialized
1 9.8

A rapid slide between notes on an instrument

is a single quick pitch change between two notes rather than a run
swoop
vsslide
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A quick musical slide up or down the notes to add feeling

is the same motion but without special expressive emphasis

Antonyms

192 1.0

A short stop in speaking or activity

38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

Idioms

Lose earlier progress quickly and go back to a worse situation

Compounds

slide rule
  • Archaic
5 8.5

A long thin tool with sliding scales that people use to do quick math before calculators

slide projector
  • Archaic
3 3.2

A machine that shows a small photo on a screen so it looks larger

microscope slide
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A small flat piece of glass that holds a thin sample for a microscope

slide fastener
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A set of two strips with teeth and a moving piece that closes jackets or bags

lantern slide
  • Archaic
7.9

A small glass picture in a frame that you show on a screen with a projector

A small decorative clip that holds hair in place

A smooth sloping surface at a playground for children to go down

sewer slide
  • Informal
9.9

A waterslide that is old, unsafe and dirty

slide action
  • Specialized
8.1

A part of a shotgun you move back and forth to eject and load shells for the next shot

A metal bar you move to lock a door or gate

A small portable tool with sliding parts for quick calculations or finding information

slide valve
  • Specialized
7.7

A device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas by sliding over an opening

How Continuous

portamento
  • Specialized
8.4
glissando
  • Specialized
1 9.8
slide
  • Specialized
16 6.0

Surface Forms

slide singular
slides plural

Etymology

Slide in music comes from the old verb meaning 'to glide', because the player moves smoothly from one note to another. So a musical slide is a quick, smooth move between pitches.