Main entry: scan
Definition: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
Usage: he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
Definition: an image produced by scanning
Usage: he analyzed the brain scan; you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
Definition: obtain data from magnetic tapes
Usage: This dictionary can be read by the computer
Main entry: scan
Definition: read metrically
Usage: scan verses
Main entry: scan
Definition: make a wide, sweeping search of
Usage: The beams scanned the night sky
Main entry: scan
Definition: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
Main entry: glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim
Definition: examine hastily
Usage: She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
Main entry: scan
Definition: examine minutely or intensely
Usage: the surgeon scanned the X-ray
Main entry: scan
Definition: conform to a metrical pattern