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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A camera lens whose focal length can be rapidly changed, allowing rapid change in the size of an image.

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  • noun photography A lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.

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  • noun a camera lens that magnifies the image

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