Hyphenation of scan

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scan

Definitions of scan:

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
3.
Examine minutely or intensely
The surgeon scanned the X-ray
4.
Examine hastily
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
5.
Make a wide, sweeping search of
The beams scanned the night sky
6.
Conform to a metrical pattern
7.
Move a light beam over
In electronics, to reproduce an image
8.
Read metrically
Scan verses
9.
Obtain data from magnetic tapes
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Synonyms of scan:

noun examination, scrutiny
nounCAT scan, picture, image, icon, ikon
verb examine, see
verb skim, rake, glance over, run down, examine, see
verb search
verb conform
verb move, displace
verb declaim, recite
verb read, interpret, construe, see

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