scan
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
scan
n 1: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed
region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his
binoculars"
2: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan";
"you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn: {scan}, {CAT
scan}]
v 1: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the
X-ray"
2: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while
waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {rake}, {glance
over}, {run down}]
3: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night
sky"
4: conform to a metrical pattern
5: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
6: read metrically; "scan verses"
7: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read
by the computer" [syn: {read}, {scan}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scan \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.]
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Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand.
--Spenser.
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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.
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3. To go over and examine point by point; to examine with
care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize.
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The actions of men in high stations are all
conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted.
--Atterbury.
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4. To examine quickly, from point to point, in search of
something specific; as, to scan an article for mention of
a particular person.
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5. (Electronics) To form an image or an electronic
representation of, by passing a beam of light or electrons
over, and detecting and recording the reflected or
transmitted signal.
[PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
121 Moby Thesaurus words for "scan":
alliterate, analysis, assonate, audit, autopsy, block out, browse,
canvass, cap verses, check, check out, check over, check up on,
command, con, delve into, detail, dip into, domination, enumerate,
examination, examine, examine cursorily, eyereach, eyeshot,
eyesight, field of view, field of vision, flip through,
give an examination, give the once-over, glance, glance at,
glance over, glance through, go over, home on, horizon, identify,
inspect, inspection, investigate, itemize, jingle, ken,
limit of vision, line of sight, look, look at, look over, map,
monitor, naked eye, number, observation, observe, outline, outlook,
outlook over, overhaul, overhauling, overlook, overview,
page through, parse, pass over, pass over lightly,
pass under review, peer at, perlustration, perspective, perusal,
peruse, pick up, pinpoint, pore over, postmortem, prospect,
quality control, range, receive, reconnaissance, research, resolve,
review, rhyme, run over, run through, run-through, schematize,
scope, scope of vision, scrutinize, scrutiny, set an examination,
sight, sightliness, size, size up, skim, skim over, skip over,
slip through, slur, slur over, spot, study, survey, sweep,
take stock of, take the measure, thumb over, thumb through,
touch upon, touch upon lightly, trigger, tune in, view, visitation,
vista, zip through
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