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Noun
Definition: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
Definition: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
Definition: Close investigation.
Verb
Definition: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
Definition: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
Definition: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
Definition: conform to a metrical pattern
Definition: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
Definition: read metrically; "scan verses"
Definition: obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
Definition: To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.