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zoom /zuː m/ (zooms , zooming , zoomed )

1 VERB If you zoom somewhere, you go there very quickly. [INFORMAL ] □ [V prep/adv] We zoomed through the gallery.

2 VERB If prices or sales zoom , they increase greatly in a very short time. □ [V ] The economy shrank and inflation zoomed.

3 N‑COUNT A zoom is the same as a zoom lens .

▸  zoom in PHRASAL VERB If a camera zooms in on something that is being filmed or photographed, it gives a close-up picture of it. □ [V P + on ] …a tracking system which can follow a burglar round a building and zoom in on his face.

zoo m lens (zoom lenses ) N‑COUNT A zoom lens is a lens that you can attach to a camera, which allows you to make the details larger or smaller while always keeping the picture clear.

zuc|chi|ni /zuːkiː ni/ (zucchini or zucchinis ) N‑VAR Zucchini are long thin vegetables with a dark green skin. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, usually use courgette

Zulu /zuː luː/ (Zulus )

1 N‑COUNT A Zulu is a member of a race of black people who live in Southern Africa.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Zulu is the language spoken by Zulus and also by many other black South Africans.

Zum|ba /zʊ mbə/ N‑UNCOUNT Zumba is an exercise programme that uses Latin-American music and dance steps. [TRADEMARK ] □  Zumba turns 10 styles of Latin dancing into an innovative, energetic workout.

zy|gote /za I goʊt/ (zygotes ) N‑COUNT A zygote is an egg that has been fertilized by sperm, and which could develop into an embryo. [TECHNICAL ]

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