[ noun ]
■ the act of scanning
■ systematic examination of a prescribed region
e.g.)
・he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
[ noun ]
■ an image produced by scanning
e.g.)
・he analyzed the brain scan
・you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
→
cat scan
[ verb ]
■ obtain data from magnetic tapes
→
read
[ verb ]
■ read metrically
e.g.)
・scan verses
[ verb ]
■ make a wide, sweeping search of
e.g.)
・The beams scanned the night sky
[ verb ]
■ move a light beam over
■ in electronics, to reproduce an image
[ verb ]
■ examine hastily
e.g.)
・She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
→
glance over
,
rake
,
run down
,
skim
[ verb ]
■ examine minutely or intensely
e.g.)
・the surgeon scanned the X-ray
[ verb ]
■ conform to a metrical pattern
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