scan
[skæn]
vb
to scrutinize minutely
to glance over quickly
to read or analyse (verse) according to the rules of metre and versification
to conform to the rules of metre and versification
to move a beam of light, electrons, etc, in a predetermined pattern over (a surface or region) to obtain information, esp either to sense and transmit or to reproduce a television image
to examine data stored on (magnetic tape, etc), usually in order to retrieve information
to examine or search (a prescribed region) by systematically varying the direction of a radar or sonar beam
to examine or produce or be examined or produced by a continuous charge of some variable
to scan a spectrum
to obtain an image of (a part of the body) by means of a scanner
n
the act or an instance of scanning
the examination of a part of the body by means of a scanner.the image produced by a scanner
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