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zoom lens

/zu(ː)m lɛnz/

zoom lens noun: a lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.

Noun

zoom lens (plural zoom lenses)

  1. A lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.
    • Now I’m looking at a flashback Sunday.
      Zoom lens feelings just won’t disappear.
      Close-up darkroom sweet-talk in my ear.1981 October 26, The J. Geils Band, “Freeze-Frame”, in Freeze-Frame

zoom lens meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Sinhala and Persian

zoom lens in Tamil

lens whose focal length can be rapidly changed
அணுக்க வில்லை aṇukka villai

zoom lens in Malayalam

lens whose focal length can be rapidly changed
സൂം ലെൻസ് sūṁ leṉsŭ

zoom lens in Sinhala

lens whose focal length can be rapidly changed
සූම කාච sūma kāca

zoom lens in Persian

lens whose focal length can be rapidly changed
لنز زوم
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zoom lens in Vietnamese
ống kính zoom

Forms of zoom lens

pluralzoom lenses

Words formed from zoom lens

Questions about zoom lens

What does zoom lens mean?
Zoom lens means a lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.
What is zoom lens in Tamil?
Zoom lens in Tamil is அணுக்க வில்லை (aṇukka villai). See Zoom lens meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zoom lens?
Zoom lens is a noun.
How do you pronounce zoom lens?
Zoom lens is pronounced /zu(ː)m lɛnz/.
What is the plural of zoom lens?
The plural of zoom lens is zoom lenses.

Words near zoom lens in the dictionary

  1. zoom climbs
  2. Zoom fatigue
  3. zoom in
  4. zoom in on
  5. Zoom land
  6. zoom lens
  7. zoom lenses
  8. zoom out
  9. Zoom raid
  10. Zoom raider
  11. Zoom raiders

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