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zoom verb, noun, & interjection. [zu:m] L19.
[Imit.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Make a continuous low-pitched humming or buzzing sound; travel or move (as if) with such a sound; move at speed, hurry. colloq. L19.
C. Dexter Two youngsters..zoomed nearer on their L-plated motor bikes.
Aeronautics.
a. verb intrans. Climb rapidly at a steep angle (passing into sense 1). E20.
b. verb trans. Cause (an aircraft) to zoom; fly over (an obstacle) in this manner. E20.
c. verb intrans. fig. Of prices, costs, etc.: rise sharply; soar, rocket. colloq. L20.
Photography & Television.
a. verb intrans. Of a camera or lens: close up on a subject without losing focus; alter range by changing focal length. Freq. foll. by in (on). M20.
transf.: Nature The interactive graphics section provides facilities for zooming in on smaller regions.
b. verb trans. Cause (a lens or camera) to alter range in this manner. M20.
b. noun.
Aeronautics. An act of zooming. E20.
Photography & Television.
a. A camera shot in which the range is shortened to that of a close-up without loss of focus (also zoom shot); this process. M20.
b. = zoom lens below. L20.
fig. Zest, energy; sparkle. colloq. M20.
Comb.: zoom lens a camera lens for which the focal length, and hence the magnification and the field of view, can be smoothly varied while the image remains in focus; zoom shot: see sense 2a above.
C. interjection. Repr. a zooming sound, such as that made by something travelling at speed; fig. denoting a sudden rise or fall. M20.
zoomy adjective (a) that makes a zooming sound; (b) impressively powerful, flashy: M20.