slide vs plate glass

plate glass vs slide

slide and plate glass both are nouns.

slide is a verb but plate glass is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slide	Yes	No	Yes	No
plate glass	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, plate glass is a hypernym of slide; that is, plate glass is a word with a broader meaning than slide:

slide: a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
plate glass: glass formed into large thin sheets

Other hypernyms of slide include sheet glass.

slide (noun)	plate glass (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	glass formed into large thin sheets
sloping channel through which things can descend
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

slide (verb)	plate glass (verb)
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
move smoothly along a surface

Difference between slide and plate glass

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