transparency vs slide

slide vs transparency

transparency and slide both are nouns.

transparency is not a verb while slide is a verb.

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

As nouns, slide is a hyponym of transparency; that is, slide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transparency:

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

Other hyponyms of transparency include lantern slide, overhead, viewgraph.

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

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

Difference between transparency and slide

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