- verbscan (verb) · scans (third person present) · scanned (past tense) · scanned (past participle) · scanning (present participle)
- look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature:"he raised his binoculars to scan the coast"
- look quickly but not very thoroughly through (a document or other text) in order to identify relevant information:"we scan the papers for news from the trouble spots" · "I scanned through the reference materials"
- cause (a surface, object, or part of the body) to be traversed by a detector or an electromagnetic beam:"their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease"
- cause (a beam) to traverse across a surface or object:"we scanned the beam over a sector of 120°"
- convert (a document or picture) into digital form for storage or processing on a computer:"text and pictures can be scanned into the computer"
- resolve (a picture) into its elements of light and shade in a prearranged pattern for the purposes of television transmission.
- analyze the meter of (a line of verse) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm or by examining the pattern of feet or syllables.
- (of verse) conform to metrical principles:"well, it doesn't rhyme and certainly doesn't scan"
nounscan (noun) · scans (plural noun)- an act of scanning someone or something:"a quick scan of the sports page"
- a medical examination using a scanner:"a brain scan"
- an image obtained by scanning or with a scanner:"we can't predict anything until we have seen the scan"
Originlate Middle English (as a verb in scan): from Latin scandere ‘climb’ (in late Latin ‘scan (verses)’), by analogy with the raising and lowering of one's foot when marking rhythm. From ‘analyze (meter)’ arose the senses ‘estimate the correctness of’ and ‘examine minutely’, which led to ‘look at searchingly’ (late 18th century).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature:
noun- an act of scanning someone or something:
- a medical examination using a scanner:
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- A scan is an examination of the inside of something, such as part of the body or a package, using a computerized device to produce an image of what cannot be seen with the eyes1. The verb "scan" can mean to glance at or over or read hastily, to examine the particulars or points of minutely, or to look at carefully or thoroughly, especially in search of something23.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.A scan is an examination of the inside of something, such as part of the body or a package, using a computerized device to produce an image of what cannot be seen with the eyes:dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/scanverb (used with object), scanned, scan·ning. to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page. to examine the particulars or points of minutely; scrutinize. to peer out at or observe repeatedly or sweepingly, as a large expanse; survey.www.dictionary.com/browse/scanscan (skăn) v. scanned, scan·ning, scans v.tr. 1. a. To look at carefully or thoroughly, especially in search of something; examine: The sailor scanned the horizon for signs of land.www.thefreedictionary.com/scan
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