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scan
the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- CA
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
“he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars”
noun
an image produced by scanning
“he analyzed the brain scan”
verb
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
“This dictionary can be read by the computer”
verb
read metrically
“scan verses”
verb
make a wide, sweeping search of
“The beams scanned the night sky”
verb
move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
verb
examine hastily
“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”
verb
examine minutely or intensely
“the surgeon scanned the X-ray”
verb
conform to a metrical pattern
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Example Sentences
he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
he analyzed the brain scan
you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
This dictionary can be read by the computer
scan verses
The beams scanned the night sky
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
the surgeon scanned the X-ray
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