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zoomability

zoomability noun: the quality of being zoomable.

Noun

zoomability (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being zoomable.
    • A well-designed directory should allow for variable zoomability. The user (questioner) should be able to make z = X — 1 and see in "one glance" (nearly simultaneously) both the entire tree and the bottom nodes […]1972, University of Michigan, Mental Health Research Institute Staff Publications (part 1, page 81)
    • Google Earth from street view to satellite overview is the practical paradigmatic example of zoomability.2015, Andreas Treske, Video Theory, page 68

Origin of zoomability

From zoom + -ability.

Questions about zoomability

What does zoomability mean?
Zoomability means the quality of being zoomable.
What part of speech is zoomability?
Zoomability is a noun.

Words near zoomability in the dictionary

  1. zoom-climb
  2. zoom-climbs
  3. Zoom-land
  4. zoom-lens reflex
  5. Zoom-raiding
  6. zoomability
  7. zoomable
  8. zoomachies
  9. zoomachy
  10. zoomagnetic
  11. zoomagnetism

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