About The Word Scan
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Scan
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What's The Definition Of Scan?
[n] the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
[v] obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" [v] glance over or read superficially [v] read metrically; "scan verses" [v] make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky" [v] move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image [v] examine hastily [v] examine minutely or intensely [v] conform to a metrical pattern; of poetic verse Synonyms | Synonyms for Scan: glance over | rake | read | run down | skim Related Terms | Find terms related to Scan: See Also | conform | construe | declaim | displace | examination | examine | glass | interpret | misread | move | recite | scrutiny | search | see | see Scan In Webster's Dictionary \Scan\ (sk[a^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scanned} (sk[a^]nd);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Scanning}.] [L. scandere, scansum, to climb,
to scan, akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. F. scander.
Cf. {Ascend}, {Descend}, {Scale} a ladder.]
1. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [Obs.]
Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand.
--Spenser.
2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse,
marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is
composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of;
to recite metrically.
3. To go over and examine point by point; to examine with
care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize.
The actions of men in high stations are all
conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted.
--Atterbury.
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