SCAN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of scanning
   • systematic examination of a prescribed region
   Usage Example(s)
   • he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
   Hypernyms(s) scan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • examination (what does examination mean?)
   • scrutiny (what does scrutiny mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scan (what does scan mean?)
   • scan (what does scan mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an image produced by scanning
   Synonym(s)
   • CAT scan (what does CAT scan mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he analyzed the brain scan
   • you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
   Hypernyms(s) scan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • picture (what does picture mean?)
   • image (what does image mean?)
   • icon (what does icon mean?)
   • ikon (what does ikon mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scan (what does scan mean?)

SCAN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • obtain data from magnetic tapes
   Synonym(s)
   • read (what does read mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This dictionary can be read by the computer
   Hypernyms(s) scan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interpret (what does interpret mean?)
   • construe (what does construe mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • misread (what does misread mean?)
2. Meaning
   • read metrically
   Usage Example(s)
   • scan verses
   Hypernyms(s) scan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • declaim (what does declaim mean?)
   • recite (what does recite mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scansion (what does scansion mean?)
   • scanner (what does scanner mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make a wide, sweeping search of
   Usage Example(s)
   • The beams scanned the night sky
   Hypernyms(s) scan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • search (what does search mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scan (what does scan mean?)
   • scanner (what does scanner mean?)
   • scanner (what does scanner mean?)
   • electronic scanner (what does electronic scanner mean?)
4. Meaning
   • move a light beam over
   • in electronics, to reproduce an image
   Hypernyms(s) scan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scanner (what does scanner mean?)
   • digital scanner (what does digital scanner mean?)
   • image scanner (what does image scanner mean?)
   • scanning (what does scanning mean?)
5. Meaning
   • examine hastily
   Synonym(s)
   • glance over (what does glance over mean?)
   • rake (what does rake mean?)
   • run down (what does run down mean?)
   • skim (what does skim mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
   Hypernyms(s) scan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • examine (what does examine mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • skim (what does skim mean?)
   • skimming (what does skimming mean?)
   • skim (what does skim mean?)
   • skimming (what does skimming mean?)
6. Meaning
   • examine minutely or intensely
   Usage Example(s)
   • the surgeon scanned the X-ray
   Hypernyms(s) scan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • examine (what does examine mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • glass (what does glass mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scan (what does scan mean?)
   • CAT scan (what does CAT scan mean?)
   • scan (what does scan mean?)
7. Meaning
   • conform to a metrical pattern
   Hypernyms(s) scan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • conform (what does conform mean?)