scan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English scannen, for *scanden < Old French escandir (“to climb, scan”), from Latin scandō (“I climb”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
scan (third-person singular simple present scans, present participle scanning, simple past and past participle scanned)
- To examine sequentially, part by part.
- (computing) To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
- To look about for.
- He scanned the horizon.
- (poetry) To fit or conform to a specific meter.
- (obsolete) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
examine sequentially
create a digital copy of an image using a scanner
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look about for
form a poetic metre
Noun[edit]
scan (plural scans)
- An instance of scanning.
- The operators vacated the room during the scan.
- The result or output of a scanning process.
- The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis.
Translations[edit]
instance of scanning
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result or output of a scanning process
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- scan in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- scan in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- scan at OneLook Dictionary Search
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