Scanning Meaning and Definition


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Scanning meaning

Word: Scanning

How to pronounce: ˈskænɪŋ

How to pronounce: skæn

Verb

Definitions:

1. Look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature.

Example sentences: "He raised his binoculars to scan the coast"

2. Cause (a surface, object, or part of the body) to be traversed by a detector or an electromagnetic beam.

Example sentences: "Their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease"

3. Analyse the metre of (a line of verse) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm or by examining the pattern of feet or syllables.

Noun

Definitions:

1. An act of scanning someone or something.

Example sentences: "A quick scan of the sports page"

2. A medical examination using a scanner.

Example sentences: "A brain scan"


Synonyms:

scans

raster

bitmap

scan pattern


Synonyms:

read

view

examine

check out

overlook

scrutinize

skim

tomogram

cat scan

check

review

scans

scrutiny

examination

audit

checkup

survey

scan pattern


Derivations:

scanner

scanned

scan


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Scanning in Other Languages...

Spanish: Escaneo

German: Scanning

French: Numérisation

Italian: Scansione

Turkish: Tarama


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