scan
/skˈæn/
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Definitions
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"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
Verb
examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
Verb
examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
Verb
make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
Verb
conform to a metrical pattern
Verb
move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
Verb
read metrically; "scan verses"
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obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"