zoom lens

noun

a camera lens that magnifies the image

• Hypernyms: ↑camera lens, ↑optical lens

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noun

: a camera lens in which the focal length and the image size can be varied continuously so that the image remains in focus at all times — called also varifocal lens

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(in a camera or motion-picture projector) a lens assembly whose focal length can be continuously adjusted to provide various degrees of magnification without any loss of focus, thus combining the features of wide-angle, normal, and telephoto lenses.

[1935-40]

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zoom lens noun

1. A lens of variable focal length used, eg, for bringing television, cinematographic or cine-camera pictures from distance to close-up without moving the camera

2. A similar lens used in still cameras and in microscopes

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Main Entry: ↑zoom

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zoom lens UK US noun [countable] [singular zoom lens plural zoom lenses]

a piece of equipment that you fix to your camera so that you can take photographs of things that are very close or very far away

Thesaurus: cameras and photographic equipment_hyponym

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zoom lens,

a type of camera lens which can be adjusted from wide-angle shots down to telephoto close-ups.

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n. a lens allowing a camera to change smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa by varying the focal length

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noun, pl ⋯ lenses [count]

: a camera lens that can make the size of the image become larger and smaller : a camera lens that can zoom in or zoom out — compare ↑telephoto lens

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ˈzoom lens [zoom lens] (also zoom) noun

a camera ↑lens that you use to make the thing that you are photographing appear nearer to you or further away from you than it really is

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zoom lens — zoom lenses N COUNT A zoom lens is a lens that you can attach to a camera, which allows you to make the details larger or smaller while always keeping the picture clear … English dictionary
zoom lens — ► NOUN ▪ a lens allowing a camera to zoom by varying the focal length … English terms dictionary
zoom lens — zoom .lens n a camera ↑lens that can change from a distant to a close view … Dictionary of contemporary English
zoom lens — zoom′ lens n. mot pht (in a camera or motion picture projector) a lens assembly whose focal length can be continuously adjusted to provide various degrees of magnification with no loss of focus • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
zoom lens — zoom ,lens noun count a piece of equipment that you attach to your camera so that you can take photographs of things that are very close or very far away … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
zoom lens — n. a system of lenses, as in a film or TV camera, that can be rapidly adjusted for close up shots or distance views while keeping the image in focus … English World dictionary
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zoom lens — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms zoom lens : singular zoom lens plural zoom lenses a piece of equipment that you fix to your camera so that you can take photographs of things that are very close or very far away … English dictionary
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