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

The slideshow of images shows Bauer as a puppy with seemingly no signs of the condition. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025

The council played a commemorative slideshow featuring her and staff gave her gifts. —Pili Saravia, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

The three-dot overflow menu gives you more options, such as downloading the photo, moving the image to a locked folder, and starting a slideshow. —PC Magazine, 25 June 2025

In the episode, a slideshow showing each character throughout the years plays. —Grace Harrington, People.com, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for slideshow

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo