slider
English · Français · Italiano · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
slider¹
- /ˈslaɪdɚ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪdə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From slide + -er.
The meaning "small hamburger" was originally used to describe onion-steamed small burgers at White Castle restaurants, formerly spelt "Slyder".
Regarding the senses about control devices or widgets: physical sliders (potentiometers serving as rheostats) predate virtual ones (elements in graphical user interfaces), and the virtual ones are so named because their concept is the abstraction of the physical ones; if more explanation on that topic is needed, it is available in the Wikipedia articles on skeuomorphs, icons, and the desktop metaphor.
noun sliders
- A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
- A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale. In the Vista Volume Mixer tool, when you move the speaker volume slider, the program sliders move along with it.
- A sliding door. Woburn-NEW custom build 5 bedroom, 4 baths, lg. living room, lg. formal dining room, see thru fireplace, 2 sliders to two decks, 1 oversized garage […]
- A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher. The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable.
- A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
-
A small hamburger or sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
We ordered five sliders.
Similar: miniburger, minihamburger
-
The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
Similar: slide
- A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
-
Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
Similar: slide
- A person using such a slide (“child’s play equipment”).
- A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
- An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide. Catch me up in snowin, in my sliders and my shorts Chicks tryna get my brotha Flips to share his thoughts
- A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).
- Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
- A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
- A strip of material with holes in it, used to selectively block pipes in an organ.
- A slideshow on a web page.
Slider²
proper noun Sliders
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: luger, pseudemys scripta, yellow-bellied terrapin, bushing, skid, glider, scroll, scrollbar, track, sliding, slipper, slippery, slide, runner, tint, displacement
Translations
Every language
noun a linearly controlled potentiometer
| Français | tirette |
|---|
noun (software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position
| Español | control deslizante |
|---|---|
| Português | controlador deslizante |
| Français | barre coulissante |
| Deutsch | Schieberegler |
| Русский | ползуно́к polzunók |
| Tiếng Việt | con trượt, thanh trượt |
noun (baseball) a pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin
| 한국어 | 슬라이더 seullaideo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スライダー suraidā |
noun (curling) a piece of teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe
| Italiano | scivolante |
|---|---|
| Русский | сла́йдер slájdɛr |
Talk about this word "slider." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slider. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. slider. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slider "slider." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slider.Cite this
@misc{slider_2026,
title = {slider},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slider},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
