Hyphenation of scannings

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word scannings? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

scan-nings

Definitions of scannings:

1.
The process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
2.
The act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
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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