Ascent vs. Zoom — What's the Difference?

A climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill

To make a continuous low-pitched buzzing or humming sound

An instance of rising or moving up through the air

To move while making such a sound

The act or process of rising or going upward.

To move rapidly

An advancement, especially in social status.

To increase suddenly and dramatically

An upward slope or incline.

To act or proceed swiftly and energetically

A going back in time or upward in genealogical succession.

To simulate movement rapidly away from or toward a subject using a zoom lens or other optical device.

The act of ascending; a motion upwards.

(Computers) To cause text or other graphics in a window or frame to appear larger on the screen.

The way or means by which one ascends.

To cause to zoom.

An eminence, hill, or high place.

The act or sound of zooming.

The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness

A zoom lens.

(typography) The ascender height in a typeface.

A humming noise from something moving very fast.

An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy

(figurative) A quick ascent.

The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.

(figurative) A big increase.

The way or means by which one ascends.

An augmentation of a view, by varying the focal length of a lens, or digitally.

An eminence, hill, or high place.

A video teleconferencing call.

The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.

To move fast with a humming noise.

An upward slope or grade (as in a road);

(aviation) To zoom climb.

A movement upward;

To move rapidly.

The act of changing location in an upward direction

To go up sharply.

(photography) To change the focal length of a zoom lens.

To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.

To participate in a video teleconferencing call.

Representing a humming sound

Suggesting something moving quickly

Suggesting a sudden change, especially an improvement or an increase

A rapid rise

The act of rising upward into the air

Move along very quickly

Move with a low humming noise

Rise rapidly;