slide

Topic: EARTH SCIENCES

slide
2 noun

slide2 [countable]

DHT a large structure with steps leading to the top of a long sloping surface which children can slide down

[usually singular] a decrease in prices, amounts etc [≠ rise]

slide in

the current slide in house prices

on the slide

The company's shares were on the slide again yesterday, down 7p at 339p.

TCP a small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall:

[usually singular] a situation in which something gradually gets worse, or someone develops a problem

slide in

School administrators were unable to explain the slide in student performance.

slide into

a slide into economic chaos

ST a small piece of thin glass used for holding something that you want to look at under a microscope

APM a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument, such as the U-shaped tube of a trombone

[usually singular] a sliding movement across a surface:

HE a sudden fall of earth, stones, snow etc down a slope:

a rock slide

British EnglishDCB a small metal or plastic object that holds your hair in place

Definition of slide from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic EARTH SCIENCES