closeup

[klohs-uhp] /ˈkloʊsˌʌp/

noun

a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.

Also called close shot. Movies, Television. a camera shot taken at a very short distance from the subject, to permit a close and detailed view of an object or action.

Compare long shot (def 3), medium shot.

an intimate view or presentation of anything.

adjective

of or resembling a closeup.

intimate or detailed; close-in.

Also, close-up.

Origin

1910-15, Americanism; noun use of adverbial phrase close up

Examples from the web for closeup

The ski resort can be seen in the upper left corner of the image and in the closeup below.
She had short, unruly hair and wide-set eyes that glared at the camera in a closeup shot.
Even closeup shots of the crowd were mesmerizing, and not because of the funny hats and the face paint.
The magician and his apprentice are believers in the deep and narrow art of closeup card magic.
In this closeup view, younger terrain on the left is yellower, while older features appear blue.
We have precious few closeup images of comets, so this is bound to be a terrific event.
My jaw dropped on the extreme closeup that showed the material actually getting sucked into the other sunspot area.
That's the only reason it would fool anyone, the cutaway to the hand closeup was pretty obvious.
Moving in to a closeup or away from a closeup is a common type of zooming.