slideshow

Or slide show

[slahyd-shoh]

noun

1. a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.

2. a presentation of digital images, sometimes with text, viewed in progression on a screen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slideshow¹

First recorded in 1955–60; slide + show

Example Sentences

At one point during his first-term courtship of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, he proposed turning the barren country’s coastline into a string of hotels and resorts—and even presented a slideshow illustrating the possibilities.

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My favorite memories with Autumn flip like a slideshow in my head, including spontaneous karaoke and hopscotch behind the public elementary school.

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When Jesse Marquez walked into the Los Angeles harbor commission hearing room in 2013, he didn’t bring a consultant or a slideshow.

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As theatergoers took their seats during the prelude to the show, Swift’s “Reputation” opener “Ready for It?” played over a slideshow of “Showgirl” promo photos.

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Vince Gill and Lainey Wilson then performed “Go Rest High on That Mountain” as a slideshow of performers, writers, producers and more played on screens behind them.

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