SCAN

• (noun) the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region

  "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"

• (noun) an image produced by scanning

  "he analyzed the brain scan", "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"

  synonyms : cat scan

• (verb) obtain data from magnetic tapes

  "This dictionary can be read by the computer"

  synonyms : read

• (verb) read metrically

  "scan verses"

• (verb) make a wide, sweeping search of

  "The beams scanned the night sky"

• (verb) move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image

• (verb) examine hastily

  "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

  synonyms : glance over , rake , run down , skim

• (verb) examine minutely or intensely

  "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"

• (verb) conform to a metrical pattern

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