zoom blur

noun

A visual effect in cinematography or computer graphics that gives the illusion of rapid motion by zooming in or out of a scene and applying blur.

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Meanings

nounzoom blur (plural zoom blurs)

plural zoom blurs

  1. A visual effect in cinematography or computer graphics that gives the illusion of rapid motion by zooming in or out of a scene and applying blur.
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zoom blur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoom%20blur

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“zoom blur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoom%20blur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoom blur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoom%20blur.

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