zoom lens

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noun

(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.

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Origin of zoom lens

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby zoom lens

zoom, Zoomastigophorea, zoometry, zoom in, zoom in on, zoom lens, zoomorphic, zoomorphism, zoom out, zoon, zoonosis
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Words related to zoom lens

telephoto lens, wide-angle lens

British Dictionary definitions for zoom lens

zoom lens

noun

a lens system that allows the focal length of a camera lens to be varied continuously without altering the sharpness of the imageSee also telephoto lens
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