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Scan

Scan Meaning & Definition
Scan Definition And Meaning

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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