pinch zoom
Touchscreen scaling gesture
Pinch zoom is a touchscreen gesture for changing magnification.
Placing two fingers on the screen and spreading them apart zooms in; bringing them together zooms out.
The motion mimics pinching something smaller or stretching it larger.
Pinch zoom to see the details in the photo.
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- two fingersDigit pair raised
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- touch screenInput surface sensing contact
- fingersAppendages of the hand
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