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Definition of: zoom
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m) v.i
1. To make a low-pitched but loud humming or buzzing sound.
2. To climb sharply in an airplane, using the energy of momentum.
3. To move a motion picture or TV camera rapidly or adjust the focus, as with a zoom lens, to make an object in view appear to come very close or become much more distant.
—v.t.
4. To cause to zoom.
—noun The act of zooming. [Imit.]
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