Origin of zoom
First recorded in 1885–90; imitative
Words nearby zoom
zoolatry,
zoological,
zoological garden,
zoologist,
zoology,
zoom,
zoom in,
zoom in on,
zoom lens,
zoom out,
zoom shot
British Dictionary definitions for zoom in (1 of 2)
zoom in
verb
(intr, adverb) photog films television
to increase rapidly the magnification of the image of a distant object by means of a zoom lens
to examine the smallest details of a subject
British Dictionary definitions for zoom in (2 of 2)
Word Origin for zoom
C20: of imitative origin