slide projector
3
3.2
- noun
- /slaɪd prəˈdʒɛktər/
- Archaic
:
proyector de diapositivas
- A slide projector comes on, throwing an image on Frank's back.
- carousel slide projector
- use the slide projector
Examples
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In recent years, slide projectors have declined in usage, replaced by alternative projection technologies.
Academic text (2004) -
The use of tools such as a slide projector or video player for training is common in industry and in the classrooms.
Academic text (1999) -
You should get a slide projector and bring it down to the station.
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"The company will continue to provide service and support for slide projectors through June 2011."
Academic text (2004) -
"She used a slide projector to trace my work and fill in the colors."
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As he begins to pack up the slide projector, he hesitates.
Fiction book (2001) -
The door opened, and Mrs. Mastrapas came in, wheeling a metal cart with a slide projector on it.
Fiction book (1992) -
On September 26, 2003, Eastman Kodak Company announced its intent to stop making and selling slide projectors by June 2004.
Academic text (2004) -
To accomplish this, all the audiovisual elements must be used -- multiple slide projectors, music, narration, indigenous sounds, along with good photography.
Academic text (1996) -
During the presentation, she used a slide projector to show images of her travels.
Synonyms
74
3.0
A machine that uses light to show images on a screen
3
3.2
A machine that shines light through clear plastic sheets to show images on a screen
1
9.9
A machine that projects pictures from glass slides onto a screen for shows or talks
1
8.7
An early projector that uses glass slides and a lamp to show images on a wall
1
5.6
A device that projects images or video onto a screen
A machine that shows pictures or video on a screen from the front
A small portable device that projects images from a phone onto a wall or screen
A projector that shows pictures of clear slides and solid objects onto a screen
How Advanced
74
3.0
1
3.4
- Archaic
3
3.2
- Archaic
3
3.2
16
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen' is directly and compositionally derived from 'slide' (an image/page) + 'projector' (a device that projects images). This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (a projector for slides), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun slide projector is named for what it does: it shines light through a small slide, a tiny photograph, to project a much bigger image on a screen. So the name literally means 'a device that shows enlarged photos from slides'.