zoom
Speed or enlarge
Zoom means to move quickly or suddenly: The car zoomed past us.
In photography and film, to zoom is to adjust a lens to make a subject appear closer or farther: The camera zoomed in on her face.
A zoom lens enables this effect.
By extension, zoom describes rapid increase: Prices zoomed after the shortage. (Capitalized Zoom is the video conferencing platform.)
Rate velocity changes
Rushing air sound
Increase in size
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- close-upNear-range photograph
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
telescope · binoculars · detail · resolution · telephoto · magnifying glass · crop · scale
Adjustable optical inlet
- shutterHinged window covering
- telephotoMagnifying camera lens
- focal lengthLens-to-convergence-point distance
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
composition · crop · viewfinder · autofocus · manual focus · bokeh · close-up · wide-angle
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
race · turbo · swift · flash · dash · whoosh · blur · zip · rush · whiz
whoosh
Rushing air sound
hum · roar · swoosh · screech · engine · motor · flyby · Doppler
enlarge
Increase in size
microscope · telescope · binoculars · detail · resolution · telephoto · magnifying glass · crop · scale · expand
aperture
Adjustable optical inlet
- shutterHinged window covering
- telephotoMagnifying camera lens
- focal lengthLens-to-convergence-point distance
framing · composition · crop · viewfinder · autofocus · manual focus · bokeh · close-up · wide-angle · tracking shot
surge
Sudden powerful increase
spike · rocket · escalation · explosion · uptick · jump · leap · proliferation · snowball · mushroom
- zoom inIncrease visual magnification
- zoom outDecrease apparent magnification
- zooming inEnlarging a portion
- zooming outWidening visual scope
- zoomed inIncreased visual magnification
- zoom in onIncrease visual magnification
zooming, zooms, zoomed, zoom lens, zoomable, zoomer, optical zoom, unzoom, superzoom