Dictionary

zoom out en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌzuːm ˈaʊt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From zoom + out.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To decrease the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a reduced magnification of the image, or a wider-angle view.
   • The director asked to zoom out for a wider shot of the landscape.
   • The drone's camera began to zoom out as it ascended higher into the sky.
2. (intransitive) To manipulate a display (such as a computer screen) so as to make the image smaller and possibly less detailed.
   • You can zoom out on the screen to see the entire document.

Forms

Antonyms

zoom in

Translations (26)

fi pienentää (näyttöä) (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · et vähendama (focus a zoom lens) · ja 縮小する (focus a zoom lens) · pl pomniejszyć (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · es alejar el zoom (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · es quitar zoom (el) (focus a zoom lens) · fr dézoomer (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · sv zooma ut (focus a zoom lens) · pl pomniejszać (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · vi thu nho (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · sv zooma ut (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · cmn 縮小 /缩小 (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · es alejar el zoom (focus a zoom lens) · et vähendama (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · ja 縮小する (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · uk віддалити (focus a zoom lens) · ko 줌 아웃하다 (focus a zoom lens) · ko 축소(縮小)하다 (focus a zoom lens) · fr dézoomer (focus a zoom lens) · pl oddalać (focus a zoom lens) · fi loitontaa (kuva) (focus a zoom lens) · ja ズームアウトする (focus a zoom lens) · es quitar zoom (el) (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · cmn 縮小 /缩小 (focus a zoom lens) · ko 축소(縮小)하다 (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller) · pl oddalić (focus a zoom lens)