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| 1. | [ verb ] examine minutely or intensely | |
| Examples: | "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" |
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| Related terms: | examine glass cat_scan | |
| 2. | [ verb ] examine hastily | |
| Synonyms: | run_down rake glance_over skim | |
| Examples: | "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" |
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| Related terms: | examine skim | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region | |
| Examples: | "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars" |
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| Related terms: | examination | |
| 4. | [ verb ] glance over or read superficially | |
| Related terms: | read | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make a wide, sweeping search of | |
| Examples: | "The beams scanned the night sky" |
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| Related terms: | search | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (verse) conform to a metrical pattern; of poetic verse | |
| Related terms: | conform poetry | |
| 7. | [ noun ] an image produced by scanning | |
| Synonyms: | cat_scan | |
| Examples: | "he analyzed the brain scan" "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" |
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| Related terms: | picture | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (verse) read metrically | |
| Examples: | "scan verses" |
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| Related terms: | declaim scansion | |
| 9. | [ verb ] move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image | |
| Related terms: | move digital_scanner | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (computer science) obtain data from magnetic tapes | |
| Synonyms: | read | |
| Examples: | "This dictionary can be read by the computer" |
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| Related terms: | interpret misread | |
| Similar spelling: |
Schwan Schane Scianna Sciaena schwann Schiano Schanno scone scion Schon scene Schnee Schoon Schoen schema scum scam |
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