Spanish word

zoom

Pronunciation

IPA/θum/

Meaning

  • masculine nounzoom

Example

Ajusta el zoom para ver mejor.

Adjust the zoom to see better.

Illustration for zoom (zoom)

More examples

Haz zoom en la foto para leer el texto pequeño.

Zoom the photo to read the small text.

Core concept

Close-up magnification produced by a camera lens or digital display.

Common phrases

  • hacer zoom

    zoom

  • control del zoom

    zoom control

  • zoom digital

    digital zoom

Similar words

ampliación: Enlarges the size or extent of an object or selected area.
enfoque: Adjusts a lens or image to make the picture sharp and clear.
acercamiento: Makes an object appear visually nearer without physical movement.
aumento: Increases a quantity, intensity, or degree.

Definition in Spanish

Nivel de aumento o magnificación aplicado a una lente, una imagen o una interfaz digital que determina cuánto se acerca lo mostrado.

Word origin

Borrowed from English 'zoom', originally an imitative word for quick motion that broadened to mean optical and digital magnification and was adopted into Spanish unchanged.

Usage tips

  • Appears as a masculine noun (el zoom) and as the verb phrase hacer zoom, while ampliar or aumentar la imagen are common neutral alternatives in formal contexts.

Opposites

Related words

  • zoomearzoomverb
  • zoomablezoomableadjective

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