Meaning & Definition of Scan in English
English⟶
Scan
/skæn/
noun
1. The act of scanning
- Systematic examination of a prescribed region
- "He made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
synonym:
- scan
2. An image produced by scanning
- "He analyzed the brain scan"
- "You could see the tumor in the cat scan"
synonym:
- scan,
- CAT scan
verb
1. Examine minutely or intensely
- "The surgeon scanned the x-ray"
synonym:
- scan
2. Examine hastily
- "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
synonym:
- scan,
- skim,
- rake,
- glance over,
- run down
3. Make a wide, sweeping search of
- "The beams scanned the night sky"
synonym:
- scan
4. Conform to a metrical pattern
synonym:
- scan
5. Move a light beam over
- In electronics, to reproduce an image
synonym:
- scan
6. Read metrically
- "Scan verses"
synonym:
- scan
7. Obtain data from magnetic tapes
- "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
synonym:
- read,
- scan