Definition of scan | What does scan mean?
What is the definition of the word SCAN?
Here is a list of definitions for scan.
- the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
- an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
What are the verbs of the word SCAN?
Here is a list of definitions for scan.
- examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
- examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
- make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
- conform to a metrical pattern
- move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- read metrically; "scan verses"
- obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
What are the synonyms of the word SCAN?
What is another word for SCAN?. Here is a list of synonyms for SCAN
Words beginning with SCAN?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with SCAN.
- scanty
- scants
- scantnesses
- scantness
- scantly
- scantlings
- scantling
- scantles
- scantled
- scantle
- scantity
- scantities
- scanting
- scantinesses
- scantiness
- scantily
- scantiest
- scanties
- scantier
- scantest
- scanter
- scanted
- scant
- scansorial
- scansions
- scansion
- scans
- scannings
- scanning
- scanners
- scanner
- scanned
- scannable
- scandiums
- scandium
- scandic
- scandias
- scandia
- scandent
- scandals
- scandalousness
- scandalously
- scandalous
- scandalmongers
- scandalmonger
- scandalling
- scandalled
- scandalizing
- scandalizes
- scandalizers
In which dictionaries does the word scan exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes