zoom lens

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zoom lens (plural zoom lenses)

1. (photography) A lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.
   • 1981 October 26, The J. Geils Band (lyrics and music), “Freeze-Frame”, in Freeze-Frame:

     Now I’m looking at a flashback Sunday.
     Zoom lens feelings just won’t disappear.
     Close-up darkroom sweet-talk in my ear.

• telezoom

• normal lens
• prime lens
• telephoto lens
• wide-angle lens