scan
/skæn/noun, verb1 syllable
Scan means: examine hastily.
Synonyms for scan7
noun, as in an image produced by scanning
verb, as in examine hastily
verb, as in obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
What does scan mean?9
verb
examine hastily“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources“This dictionary can be read by the computer”
examine minutely or intensely“the surgeon scanned the X-ray”
make a wide, sweeping search of“The beams scanned the night sky”
conform to a metrical pattern
move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
read metrically“scan verses”
noun
an image produced by scanning“he analyzed the brain scan”
the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region“he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with scan?25
Scan in a sentence
- Ziri needs to scan the room, then determine his actions from there.Amastan
- My laser printer can also scan an image.mervert1
- I'll perform a full scan of the system.Eccles17
- Scan the area for me to see if there are any snakes.mutskt
- He took a few minutes to scan the shop.Nuel
- Tomorrow, a CT-scan of my intestines will be made.Tom9358
- Sami did a quick scan of the room and saw Layla.OsoHombre
- Lukas suggested performing a cat scan on Rima.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of scan
as a noun
- plural
- scans
as a verb
- past tense
- scanned
- present participle
- scanning
- third-person singular
- scans