Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make a continuous low-pitched buzzing or humming sound.
- intransitive verb To move while making such a sound.
- intransitive verb To move rapidly.
- intransitive verb To increase suddenly and dramatically.
- intransitive verb To act or proceed swiftly and energetically.
- intransitive verb To simulate movement rapidly away from or toward a subject using a zoom lens or other optical device.
- intransitive verb Computers To cause text or other graphics in a window or frame to appear larger on the screen.
- intransitive verb To cause to zoom.
- noun The act or sound of zooming.
- noun A zoom lens.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a humming noise from something moving very fast
- noun a quick
ascent - noun a big
increase - noun an
augmentation of aview as with alens - verb to move fast with a humming noise
- verb to fly an airplane straight up
- verb to move rapidly
- verb to go up sharply
- verb to change the
focal length of azoom lens - verb to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb rise rapidly
- noun the act of rising upward into the air
- verb move with a low humming noise
- verb move along very quickly
- noun a rapid rise
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I did lose the 2x zoom from the Treo, but I gained a flash.
Review: Palm Pre 2009
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I did lose the 2x zoom from the Treo, but I gained a flash.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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The zoom is WAY better, and it now has a roll button for quick mode changes.
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Digital zoom is where the optical zoom maxes out and the camera starts doing some questionable CSI-like zoom and enhance nonsense.
Get The Most From Your Point-and-Shoot Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Digital zoom is universally terrible, and you want nothing to do with it.
Get The Most From Your Point-and-Shoot Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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The zoom is WAY better, and it now has a roll button for quick mode changes.
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Gulp catches all species had a lot of succes with the minnow zoom is great for smallmouth the fluke and lizard
What is the best type of rubber bait - Yum!, Gulp!, Powerbait, or Gary Yamamoto? 2009
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Gulp catches all species had a lot of succes with the minnow zoom is great for smallmouth the fluke and lizard
What is the best type of rubber bait - Yum!, Gulp!, Powerbait, or Gary Yamamoto? 2009
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The super zoom is a camera slightly larger than a point and shoot.
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Optical zoom is where elements in the lens actually move to bring the object closer.
Get The Most From Your Point-and-Shoot Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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