slide vs transparency

transparency vs slide

slide and transparency both are nouns.

slide is a verb but transparency is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slide	Yes	No	Yes	No
transparency	Yes	No	No	No

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

slide: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
transparency: picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

Other hypernyms of slide include foil.

slide (noun)	transparency (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
sloping channel through which things can descend	the quality of being clear and transparent
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector	permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
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)	transparency (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 transparency

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