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   scan

   /skan/

   verb

   • 1. look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature: "he raised his binoculars to scan the coast" Similar studyexaminescrutinizeinspectsurveysearchscoursweeprakelook atlook someone/something up and downstare atgaze ateyewatchcontemplateregardtake stock ofglassinformal:check outreccescopearchaic:con
   • ▪ 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" Similar glance through/overlook through/overhave a look atrun/pass/cast one's eye overskimflick throughflip throughriffle throughleaf throughthumb throughread quicklybrowse throughperuseOpposite pore over
   • 2. 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.
   • 3. analyse the metre 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"

   noun

   • 1. an act of scanning someone or something: "a quick scan of the sports page" Similar inspectionscrutinyexaminationsurveysearchglancelookflickbrowseskim
   • 2. a medical examination using a scanner: "a brain scan" Similar examinationscreeningultrasound (scan)
   • ▪ an image obtained by scanning or with a scanner: "you can't predict anything until he has seen the scan"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb in scan (sense 3 of the verb)): from Latin scandere ‘climb’ (in late Latin ‘scan (verses)’), by analogy with the raising and lowering of one's foot when marking rhythm. From ‘analyse (metre)’ arose the senses ‘estimate the correctness of’ and ‘examine minutely’, which led to ‘look at searchingly’ (late 18th century).

   Derivatives

   • 1. scannable adjective

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   How to use scan in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scan. to read or mark so as to show metrical structure; to examine by point-by-point observation or checking:…

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   11 meanings: 1. to scrutinize minutely 2. to glance over quickly 3. prosody to read or analyse (verse) according to the rules.... Click for more definitions.

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   [transitive] scan something (of a light, radar, etc.) to pass across an area. Concealed video cameras scan every part of the compound. [intransitive, transitive] scan (something) (computing) (of a program) to examine a computer program or document in order to look for a virus. This software is designed to scan all new files for viruses. Topics ...

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   When you scan a subway car to see if your friend is on it, your eyes pass quickly across the riders. When you get a scan of your knee at the doctor's office, a much more detailed picture is taken, showing your bones, tendons, and muscles.

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   What does scan mean?

   • The meaning of SCAN is to read or mark so as to show metrical structure. How to use scan in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scan.

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   What is scan verb?

   • Definition of scan verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] to look quickly but not very carefully at a document, etc. scan something for something I scanned the list quickly for my name. scan something We quickly scanned the menu.

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   What does scan mean in physics?

   • (General Physics) physics to examine or produce or be examined or produced by a continuous charge of some variable: to scan a spectrum. 9. (Medicine) med to obtain an image of (a part of the body) by means of a scanner 11. (Medicine) med a. the examination of a part of the body by means of a scanner: a brain scan; ultrasound scan. ˈscannable adj

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   What is the difference between transitive scan and intransitive scan?

   • [transitive] scan something (of a light, radar, etc.) to pass across an area Concealed video cameras scan every part of the compound. [intransitive, transitive] scan (something) (computing) (of a program) to examine a computer program or document in order to look for a virus This software is designed to scan all new files for viruses.

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   What is a brain scan?

   • A scan is a medical test in which a machine sends a beam of X-rays over a part of your body in order to check whether your organs are healthy. ...a brain scan. When you scan an area, a group of things, or a piece of writing, you look at it carefully, usually because you are looking for something in particular.

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   How does a computer scan a picture?

   • If a picture or document is scanned into a computer, a machine passes a beam of light over it to make a copy of it in the computer. If a radar or sonar machine scans an area, it examines or searches it by sending radar or sonar beams over it. The ship's radar scanned the sea ahead. [VERB noun]

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    plural scans. Britannica Dictionary definition of SCAN. [count] 1. : the act or process of scanning something: such as. a : the act of looking at something carefully or quickly — usually singular. a careful scan of the area. The investigator did a full scan of the computer's files. She gave the list a quick scan.