a Zoom lens is a lens on a camera (still and video both) to get a closer shot of the subject. There are lenses that have both optical zoom and digital zoom capabilities (optical zoom being the better of the two)
by DazzDeLaMorte March 11, 2007

by Ziggipops October 19, 2020

A dolly zoom is aspecial effect on film where the camera lens zooms in, while the camera itself is pulled backward on a dolly. It creates a highly unsettling perspective shift that can be used to dramatic effect, for example in Hitchcock's Vertigo.
It's sweeps, and I've seen twenty dolly zooms this week alone. Stupid TV shows trying to be more dramatic...
by Toronto June 19, 2006

"im off like a prom dress.... *zooms*"
by gears October 12, 2007

Dating via remote video conference software such as FaceTime or Zoom. This form of distance dating has become increasingly popular during the social distancing guidelines enforced during pandemic times.
by René Bris April 4, 2020

“Adam and those two are definitely having a zoom meeting tonight. “
Adam: I have a zoom meeting tonight.
Sarah: But that’s after hours.
Adam: *Wink, Wink* This is with Dean and Jarrod only.
Sarah: Gotcha. Just be safe.
Adam: I have a zoom meeting tonight.
Sarah: But that’s after hours.
Adam: *Wink, Wink* This is with Dean and Jarrod only.
Sarah: Gotcha. Just be safe.
by ZombieManager April 5, 2022

by Lord Richard Manifest January 5, 2021
