zooming

Adjusting lens focus

Zooming is rapid movement, especially with a humming or buzzing sound: Cars went zooming past.

In photography and video, zooming means adjusting a lens to make subjects appear closer or farther: The camera kept zooming in on her face.

On computers and phones, zooming enlarges or shrinks what's displayed on screen.

During the pandemic, zooming became shorthand for video calling: We spent the whole day zooming with clients.

speed

acceleration

Rate velocity changes

velocityDirected rate of motion
racingSpeed competition sport
rushingRapid forward movement

speeding · whizzing · darting · streaking · blurring · flying · hurtling · fast-moving · rapid · swift

photography

telephoto

Magnifying camera lens

wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
cropCultivated agricultural plants

framing · composition · close-up · pull-back · dolly

camera-movement

push-in

Force something inward

pull-outRemoval or departure
revealMake something visible
cinematicRelating to motion pictures

video-call

meeting

Gathering for discussion

virtualExisting in effect, not fact
muteWithout voice or sound
unmuteEnable audio output

webinar · remote · video-conference · bandwidth · lagging · freezing · background · filter · host

Categories

digital activitiesbrowsing, scrolling, clicking, sharing, liking
forward motionwalking, running, jogging, sprinting, marching
lively motionsbouncing, bounding, darting, dashing, frolicking
rushingrushing, hurrying, dashing, sprinting, racing
smartphone featurescalling, texting, smartphone, cell phone, mobile phone
cinematographycamera, lens, shot, shots, lighting

Opposites

speed of movement

zoomingcrawling

Moving on hands, knees

creeping · plodding · dawdling · trudging · inching

change in velocity

zoomingdecelerating

Decreasing in speed

slowing · slowing down · braking · stopping · halting

camera motion type

zoomingzooming out

Widening visual scope

pulling back · widening · panning · holding · static

Phrases

zooming inEnlarging a portion
zooming outWidening visual scope

Family

zoom, zooms, zoomed, zoomable, zoomer, unzoom, unzoomed

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G