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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