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verb
- 1. look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature: "he raised his binoculars to scan the coast" Similar
- 2. cause (a surface, object, or part of the body) to be traversed by a detector or an electromagnetic beam: "their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease"
noun
- 1. an act of scanning someone or something: "a quick scan of the sports page" Similar
- 2. a medical examination using a scanner: "a brain scan" Similar
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SCAN definition: 1. to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information…. Learn more.
a. : a depiction (such as a photograph) of the distribution of a radioactive material in something (such as a bodily organ) b. : an image of a bodily part produced (as by computer) by combining ultrasonic or radiographic data obtained from several angles or sections.
noun. an act or instance of scanning; close examination. a visual examination by means of a television camera, as for the purpose of making visible or relaying pictures from a remote place: a satellite scan of the dark side of the moon; video scans of property listings available to customers.
Definition of scan verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A scan is a medical test in which a machine sends a beam of X-rays over a part of your body in order to check whether your organs are healthy.
Define scan. scan synonyms, scan pronunciation, scan translation, English dictionary definition of scan. v. scanned , scan·ning , scans v. tr. 1. a. To look at carefully or thoroughly, especially in search of something; examine: The sailor scanned the horizon...
Definitions of scan. verb. examine minutely or intensely. “the surgeon scanned the X-ray” see more. verb. make a wide, sweeping search of. “The beams scanned the night sky” see more. verb. examine hastily. “She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi” synonyms: glance over, rake, run down, skim. see more. verb. read metrically.
SCAN definition: 1. to examine something with a machine that can see inside an object or body: 2. to use a piece of…. Learn more.
From Longman Business Dictionary scan /skæn/ verb [ transitive] 1 to use a scanner (=special machine with an electronic beam) to read the information on a credit card, the bar code on a product etc 2 to use a scanner (=piece of computer equipment) to copy words or images from paper onto a computer This program lets people edit photos that have b...
: to use a special machine to read or copy (something, such as a photograph or a page of text) into a computer. [+ object] She scanned her photos into her computer. scan in the number. The cashier scanned the bar code on the box. [no object] The bar code won't scan. [=the machine is unable to read the bar code] 5.
