Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To make a continuous low-pitched buzzing or humming sound.
- v. To move while making such a sound.
- v. To climb suddenly and sharply. Used of an airplane.
- v. To move about rapidly; swoop.
- v. To simulate movement rapidly away from or toward a subject using a zoom lens.
- v. Computer Science To cause text or other graphics in a window or frame to appear larger on the screen.
- v. To cause to zoom.
- n. The act or sound of zooming.
- n. A zoom lens.
Wiktionary
- n. a humming noise from something moving very fast
- n. a quick ascent
- n. a big increase
- n. an augmentation of a view as with a lens
- v. to move fast with a humming noise
- v. to fly an airplane straight up
- v. to move rapidly
- v. to go up sharply
- v. to change the focal length of a zoom lens
- v. to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it
WordNet 3.0
- v. rise rapidly
- n. the act of rising upward into the air
- v. move with a low humming noise
- v. move along very quickly
- n. a rapid rise
Etymologies
- 1892 verb, 1918 noun, 1942 interjection. Originally imitative of a sound. (Wiktionary)
- Imitative. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“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?
“The super zoom is a camera slightly larger than a point and shoot.”
“The zoom is WAY better, and it now has a roll button for quick mode changes.”
“Digital zoom is universally terrible, and you want nothing to do with it.”
Get The Most From Your Point-and-Shoot Camera | Lifehacker Australia
“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
“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
“I did lose the 2x zoom from the Treo, but I gained a flash.”
“But again, 6x vs 3x zoom is an easier number to sell on then “24mm versus 37mm wide angle in 35mm equivalent viewing angle”.”
hughstimson.org » Blog Archive » On the Sad State of the Modern Compact Camera
“The zoom is wonderfully telescopic, ranging 12X, all the way from the 35mm equivalent of 36 to an astounding 432 (!), yet clearly bright at 2.8 f/stop, which is perfect for low light without flash, and -- the key innovation here -- it employs image stabilization.”
“Digital zoom" is code word for "crop and resize", and unlike telefocus zoom does not produce high quality pictures.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘zoom’.
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movement (fast)
words describing fast action or movement
( open list, randomness, descriptive )
related:
http://www.wordnik.com...hurry, run, scamper, skip, stride, stampede, trample, scramble, dart, spring, spin, sprint and 141 more...
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Onomatopoetic
words (seemingly) formed in imitation of a natural sound
plash, guff, woof, splash, crash, pow, crack, bang, whoosh, whizz, whallop, fizz and 116 more...
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onomatopoeias (1 syllable)
1 syllable words that mean what they sound like.
(dictionaried or un-dictionaried words | onomatopoeic in nature)
onomatopoeias (2 syllable) | onomatopoeias (3+ syllables)
gush, buzz, pop, woof, boo, bam, bang, bash, bump, clang, clap, click and 106 more...
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sound (loud)
words for loud sounds
( open list, descriptive, randomness )
also see:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/onomatopo...crash, thud, bump, thump, boom, smash, explode, roar, scream, screech, short, yell and 168 more...
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webdev
random webdev lingo used primarily in computer programming.
( open list, randomness, technical jargon, geek speak )
more:
ajax, user, admin, frontend, backend, database, sql, protocol, call, dom, layout, ui and 440 more... -
TECH - digital photography
AD converter, AE lock, AF assist lamp, AF servo, aliasing, anti-shake, aperture, aperture priority, artifact, aspect ratio, auto bracketing, autofocus and 106 more...
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The Pain of Texting
Words that are a pain in the ass to type in on a numerical keypad on a cell phone because they have consecutive letters that share the same button:
2 - ABC
3 - DEF
4 - GHI...defcon, hi, no, attitude, xylophone, on, monday, monkey, mono, dig, back, babble and 212 more...
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taniadee's list
sparkle, lipstick, sonata, onomatopoeia, imp, altruism, amble, innovate, kitsche, slapstick, embellish, dazzle and 4 more...
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Verbs animating cars
Verbs that tell us what the car is doing. Some are common, others are more interesting.
drive, race, start, stop, screech, turn, park, crash, zoom, wash, repair, rusting and 35 more...
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American Onomatopoeia
A neat list of sound effects that come in handy when you try to describe how Adam West is beating up Superman.
meow, roar, oink, tik tok, zap, boom, pow, bam, whaam, biff, crunch, whack and 5 more...
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kat's words
ecumenical, cacophony, clatter, marimba, bamboo, saffron, slice, mercurial, pomegranate, cranky, slipshod, scritch and 511 more...
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minneapolitan's Words
hissyfit, fussbudget, aghast, lament, trichinellosis, tranche, decadent, aspersion, pejorative, aniline, galoshes, accede and 200 more...
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Onomatopoetics
Words formed in imitation of a natural sound.
bumble-bee, rat-a-tat, blurt, clink, chickadee, rub-a-dub, chirr, chug, keck, flim-flam, brekekekex, thunk and 94 more...
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
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luckylime's Words
cacophony, cascade, trigger, crunch, vellum paper, arduous, luminescent, voluminous, euphoric, bucolic, diaphanous, danger and 162 more...
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horizon, echo, undulation, resonance, reflection, acoustic, swoosh, distant, glide, interspace, marbles, radiant and 144 more...
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