zoom

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a rapid rise
    the act of rising upward into the air
  • Verb:
    move along very quickly
    move with a low humming noise
    rise rapidly

Word Origin

zoom (v.)
1886, of echoic origin. Gained popularity c. 1917 as aviators began to use it. As a noun from 1917. The photographer's zoom lens is from 1936, from the specific aviation sense of zoom as "to quickly move closer."

Synonym

vi.

whiz speed zip

Example

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