zoomable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English zoom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English zoomable From zoom + -able.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Supporting a zoom (magnification) facility.
MapQuest and G.P.S. devices are obviating local street guides, while Google and Digital Globe give the kind of zoomable views of earth from on high that were once for C.I.A. eyes only.
2009 February 15, Richard B. Woodward, “Book Review: Oxford Atlas of the World (15th edition)”, in New York Times: