pan
n. countable B1 Intermediate Oxford US //ˈpæn// pan
n. a camera movement where you turn the camera from side to side without moving its location. It's used to follow a moving subject or show a wide scene.
n. a sweeping horizontal movement of a camera, typically used to follow a moving subject or to reveal a wide panorama.
The director uses a slow pan across the city.
The opening shot is a long, slow pan across the desert landscape at sunrise.
To capture the full chaos of the battle, the cinematographer executed a series of rapid whip pans, blurring the action between key focal points.