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verb
- 1. look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature: "he raised his binoculars to scan the coast" Similar
- 2. cause (a surface, object, or part of the body) to be traversed by a detector or an electromagnetic beam: "their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease"
noun
- 1. an act of scanning someone or something: "a quick scan of the sports page" Similar
- 2. a medical examination using a scanner: "a brain scan" Similar
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to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information: She anxiously scanned the faces of the men leaving the train. Doug scanned the horizon for any sign of the boat. Synonyms. check (EXAMINE) check something out (EXAMINE) informal. examine (LOOK AT CAREFULLY) inspect. peruse formal. study (EXAMINE)
a. : a depiction (such as a photograph) of the distribution of a radioactive material in something (such as a bodily organ) b. : an image of a bodily part produced (as by computer) by combining ultrasonic or radiographic data obtained from several angles or sections.
noun. an act or instance of scanning; close examination. a visual examination by means of a television camera, as for the purpose of making visible or relaying pictures from a remote place: a satellite scan of the dark side of the moon; video scans of property listings available to customers.
n. 1. The act or an instance of scanning: my scan of the files. 2. Medicine. a. The action or process of scanning a body or body part.
Definition of scan verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of scan. verb. examine minutely or intensely. “the surgeon scanned the X-ray” see more. verb. make a wide, sweeping search of. “The beams scanned the night sky” see more. verb. examine hastily. “She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi” synonyms: glance over, rake, run down, skim. see more. verb. read metrically.
A scan is a medical test in which a machine sends a beam of X-rays over a part of your body in order to check whether your organs are healthy. ...a brain scan. American English : scan / ˈskæn /
SCAN definition: 1. to examine something with a machine that can see inside an object or body: 2. to use a piece of…. Learn more.
to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page. to examine the particulars or points of minutely; scrutinize. to peer out at or observe repeatedly or sweepingly, as a large expanse; survey. Poetry to analyze (verse) as to its prosodic or metrical structure; read or recite (verse) so as to indicate or test the metrical form.
noun [ C ] uk / skæn / us. a medical examination in which an image of the inside of the body is made using a special machine: a brain scan.
