1. scan - noun
· the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
Hypernym(s): examination, scrutiny
2. scan - noun
· an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
Synonym(s): CAT_scan
Hypernym(s): picture, image, icon, ikon
3. scan - verb
· examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
4. scan - verb
· examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
Synonym(s): skim, rake, glance_over, run_down
5. scan - verb
· make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
Hypernym(s): search
6. scan - verb
· conform to a metrical pattern
Hypernym(s): conform
7. scan - verb
· move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
8. scan - verb
· read metrically; "scan verses"
9. scan - verb
· obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
Synonym(s): read
Hypernym(s): interpret, construe, see
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