"zoom out" meaning in English

See zoom out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌzuːm ˈaʊt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zoom out.wav Forms: zooms out [present, singular, third-person], zooming out [participle, present], zoomed out [participle, past], zoomed out [past]
Rhymes: -aʊt Etymology: From zoom + out. Etymology templates: {{com|en|zoom|out}} zoom + out Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} zoom out (third-person singular simple present zooms out, present participle zooming out, simple past and past participle zoomed out)
  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. Tags: intransitive Translations (focus a zoom lens): 縮小 /缩小 (suōxiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), vähendama (Estonian), loitontaa (kuva) (Finnish), dézoomer (French), ズームアウトする (zūmuauto suru) (Japanese), 縮小する (shukushō suru) (Japanese), 줌 아웃하다 (jum authada) (Korean), 축소(縮小)하다 (chuksohada) (Korean), desumear (Spanish), zooma ut (Swedish), віддалити (viddalyty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-zoom_out-en-verb-VOhFxWUE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'focus a zoom lens': 98 2
  2. (intransitive) To manipulate a display (such as a computer screen) so as to make the image smaller and possibly less detailed. Tags: intransitive Translations (manipulate a display so as to make it smaller): 縮小 /缩小 (suōxiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), vähendama (Estonian), pienentää (näyttöä) (Finnish), dézoomer (French), 縮小する (shukushō suru) (Japanese), 축소(縮小)하다 (chuksohada) (Korean), alejar (Spanish), achicar (Spanish), zooma ut (Swedish), thu nho (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-zoom_out-en-verb-po3uGlyp Disambiguation of 'manipulate a display so as to make it smaller': 8 92

Inflected forms

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      "form": "zooming out",
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      "form": "zoomed out",
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      "form": "zoomed out",
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        "To decrease the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a reduced magnification of the image, or a wider-angle view."
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          "zoom lens",
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        "(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."
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "suōxiǎo",
          "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
          "word": "縮小 /缩小"
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          "code": "et",
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          "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
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          "roman": "zūmuauto suru",
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          "word": "ズームアウトする"
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          "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
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          "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
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          "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
          "word": "축소(縮小)하다"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
          "word": "desumear"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
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        "(intransitive) To manipulate a display (such as a computer screen) so as to make the image smaller and possibly less detailed."
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          "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
          "word": "vähendama"
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          "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
          "word": "pienentää (näyttöä)"
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          "roman": "shukushō suru",
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          "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
          "word": "achicar"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
          "word": "zooma ut"
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To decrease the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a reduced magnification of the image, or a wider-angle view."
      ],
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        "(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."
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        "To manipulate a display (such as a computer screen) so as to make the image smaller and possibly less detailed."
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        "(intransitive) To manipulate a display (such as a computer screen) so as to make the image smaller and possibly less detailed."
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        "intransitive"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "suōxiǎo",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "縮小 /缩小"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "vähendama"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "loitontaa (kuva)"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "dézoomer"
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      "roman": "zūmuauto suru",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "ズームアウトする"
    },
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      "roman": "shukushō suru",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "縮小する"
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      "roman": "jum authada",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "줌 아웃하다"
    },
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chuksohada",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "축소(縮小)하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "desumear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "zooma ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "viddalyty",
      "sense": "focus a zoom lens",
      "word": "віддалити"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "suōxiǎo",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "縮小 /缩小"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "vähendama"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "pienentää (näyttöä)"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "dézoomer"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shukushō suru",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "縮小する"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chuksohada",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "축소(縮小)하다"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "alejar"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "achicar"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "zooma ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "manipulate a display so as to make it smaller",
      "word": "thu nho"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zoom out"
}

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