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English to English noun
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the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region |  | Example: he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
source: wordnet30
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an image produced by scanning | | Example: he analyzed the brain scan
you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
source: wordnet30 verb
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examine minutely or intensely | | Example: the surgeon scanned the X-ray
source: wordnet30
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examine hastily | | Example: She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
source: wordnet30
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make a wide, sweeping search of | | Example: The beams scanned the night sky
source: wordnet30
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conform to a metrical pattern | | source: wordnet30
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move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image | | source: wordnet30
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read metrically | | Example: scan verses
source: wordnet30
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obtain data from magnetic tapes | | Example: This dictionary can be read by the computer
source: wordnet30
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To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. | | source: webster1913
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