scan

/skˈæn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. examine minutely or intensely
   “the surgeon scanned the X-ray”
2. examine hastily
   “She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”
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 or other digital sources
   “This dictionary can be read by the computer”

noun

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”

Synonyms for scan

• skim
• rake
• glance over
• run down
• read
• CAT scan

Words that rhyme with scan

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