zoomarhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoomar_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZoomar, n.
Revised 2017

Zoomarnoun

Photography. Now historical.
  1. 1946–
    More fully Zoomar lens. A type of zoom lens made in the United States.
    1. 1946
      Optical principle of Zoomar lens.
      Journal Soc. Motion Picture Engineers vol. 47 465 (caption)
    2. 1961
      The first zoom lens for a miniature camera, the Voigtländer Zoomar, gave focal lengths from 36 mm to 82 mm.
      A. L. M. Sowerby, Dictionary of Photography (ed. 19) 712
    3. 1971
      Rudy had a zoomar lens and got as close as he could for greater clarity.
      D. E. Westlake, I gave at Office (1972) 68
    4. 2010
      Seen through the distorting Zoomar lens the goal posts seemed half a mile away.
      Antioch Review vol. 68 440

Zoomar, n. was revised in June 2017.

Zoomar, n. was last modified in July 2023.