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Slider   /slˈaɪdər/   Listen
noun
Slider  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine.
2.
(Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa). (Local, U. S.)
3.
(Zool.) Any of several North American freshwater turtles of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as Chrysemis scripta are sold commercially as pets.
4.
(Baseball) A fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i. e., away from the side from which it was thrown).
Slider pump, a form of rotary pump.


adjective
Slider  adj.  See Slidder. (Obs.)





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"Slider" Quotes from Famous Books



... diagram will make the construction of the instrument quite clear. The moving end of the quartz is attached to a small boxwood slider working on a tubular girder or between wires. The quartz is secured in position by clamps shown at A and B, and motion is imparted to the slider by a stretched piece of catapult elastic (C). An easy means of regulating the pull of the elastic is to hold it back ...
— On Laboratory Arts • Richard Threlfall
... attached is made up of four parts, two long, two short, paired exactly as regards length. These are attached to eyes screwed into the front rods three inches below the tops of the boxes. Adjustment is made very easy if a small slider is used at the kite end of each part. These sliders should be of bone or some tough wood, and measure 1 inch by 3/8 inch. The forward ends of the bridle are attached to a brass ring from which ...
— Things To Make • Archibald Williams


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