Quick definitions from WordNet (scan)
▸ noun: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region ("He made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars")
▸ noun: an image produced by scanning ("He analyzed the brain scan")
▸ verb: examine hastily ("She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi")
▸ verb: examine minutely or intensely ("The surgeon scanned the X-ray")
▸ verb: conform to a metrical pattern
▸ verb: read metrically ("Scan verses")
▸ verb: make a wide, sweeping search of ("The beams scanned the night sky")
▸ verb: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
▸ verb: obtain data from magnetic tapes
▸ Also see scans
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▸ noun: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region ("He made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars")
▸ noun: an image produced by scanning ("He analyzed the brain scan")
▸ verb: examine hastily ("She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi")
▸ verb: examine minutely or intensely ("The surgeon scanned the X-ray")
▸ verb: conform to a metrical pattern
▸ verb: read metrically ("Scan verses")
▸ verb: make a wide, sweeping search of ("The beams scanned the night sky")
▸ verb: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
▸ verb: obtain data from magnetic tapes
▸ Also see scans
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to Scan
▸ Usage examples for Scan
▸ Idioms related to Scan (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing Scan
▸ Words that often appear near Scan
▸ Rhymes of Scan
▸ Invented words related to Scan