slideshow

noun

slide·​show ˈslīd-ˌshō 

variants or slide show

plural slideshows or slide shows

1

: a presentation of photographic slides (see slide entry 2 sense 5b) projected on a surface or displayed on a screen one after another

She projected a slideshow from her mother's archive against a muslin sheet that she also drew on, putting a layered landscape in the top left corner, and then she hung a painting her mother never finished in the walk-in closet.

—Catherine Wagley

Seniors were all gathered in the auxiliary gym for lunch, where a dozen or so giant sandwiches from Subway were laid out for them along with cake as they watched a slideshow of their classmates' pictures from when they were toddlers.

—Sam Craig

2

: a collection of electronic images (as on a website) presented to be viewed one after another

Click through the attached slideshow for more information on the 15+ small businesses that will be part of the Sherman Phoenix.

—The Milwaukee Business Journal

Examples of slideshow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement To give you an idea of his personality, Giraldo presented a 10-minute slideshow during a team-building exercise detailing his big win in the school pickleball tournament. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024

The singer shared a slideshow her Instagram, showcasing the family's Christmas tree and menorah, among other things. —Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024

Start slideshow: 10 Stocks Where Yields Got More Juicy » In general, dividend amounts are not always predictable and tend to follow the ups and downs of profitability at each company. —Dividend Channel, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

With her followers, the teenager also shares slideshows of her 78-year-old grandfather, sporting big smiles. —Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1