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

Other photos in her slideshow included a snap of them filming together in front of a storage unit and another one of them on a talk show set. —Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

In the summer of 2005, Guggenheim attended — pretty much on a whim — a Gore slideshow at the Beverly Hilton at the invitation of producer Lawrence Bender and activist/producer Laurie David. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026

Submissions are being accepted for a slideshow of photos of Fischer and Farm Truck, compiled by local photographer John Hancock, to be shown at the event. —Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

On two screens next to the stage, a slideshow showed pictures of her. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026

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