zoom

n 1: a rapid rise [syn: {rapid climb}, {rapid growth}]

2: the act of rising upward into the air [syn: {soar}]

v 1: move along very quickly [syn: {zoom along}, {whizz}, {whizz

along}]

2: move noisily, as of aircraft

3: rise rapidly, as of a current or voltage [syn: {soar}, {soar

up}, {soar upwards}, {surge}]

zoom

To show a smaller area of an {image} at a higher

magnification ("zoom in") or a larger area at a lower

magnification ("zoom out"), as though using a zoom lense on a

camera.

Unlike in an optical system, zooming in on a computer {image}

does not necessarily increase the amount of detail displayed

since this is limited by what is actually stored in the image.

Similarly, you cannot zoom out beyond the full size of the

image.

(1997-10-24)