Dictionary
zoom
Pronunciation: (zOOm), [key]—
v.i.
1. to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound:
cars zooming by on the freeway.
2. to fly an airplane suddenly and sharply upward at great speed for a short distance, as in regaining altitude, clearing an obstacle, or signaling.
3. Motion Pictures, Television.to bring a subject, scene, etc., into closeup or cause it to recede into a long shot using a zoom lens and while maintaining focus.
4. Informal.to increase or rise suddenly and sharply:
Rents would zoom without rent control laws.
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v.t.
1. to cause (an airplane) to zoom.
2. to fly over (an obstacle) by zooming.
3. zoom in (on),
a. to bring (a subject, scene, etc.) into closeup by using a zoom lens:
to zoom in for a look at the injured man; to zoom in on a candidate at a political convention.
b. to examine more closely or in greater detail; focus on:
The panel zoomed in on the subject of abortion.
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n.
1. the act or process of zooming.
2. a zooming sound.
3. Informal.See
zoom lens.
4. Also called
zoom shot. Motion Pictures, Television.a shot in which a subject, scene, or action is brought closer or made to recede by the use of a zoom lens.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
