scan

scan

 (skăn)

v. scanned, scan·ning, scans

v.tr.

1.

a. To look at carefully or thoroughly, especially in search of something; examine: The sailor scanned the horizon for signs of land.

b. To look over quickly or read hastily: I scanned the newspaper while eating breakfast.

2. Computers To search (stored data) automatically for specific data.

3.

a. To direct a finely focused beam of light or electrons in a systematic pattern over (a surface) in order to reproduce or sense and subsequently transmit an image.

b. To direct a radar beam in a systematic pattern across (a sector of sky) in search of a target.

4. To encode (text, for example) in digital format by means of an optical scanner.

5.

a. Medicine To direct x-rays or other energy at (a body or body part) in order to produce an image, as with a CT scanner.

b. To pass (luggage, for example) through a detector at a security checkpoint in order to detect weapons or banned materials.

6. To analyze (verse) into metrical patterns.

v.intr.

1. To analyze verse into metrical patterns.

2. To conform to a metrical pattern: Does this line scan?

n.

1. The act or an instance of scanning: my scan of the files.

2. Medicine

a. The action or process of scanning a body or body part.

b. An image produced by scanning.

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[Middle English scanden, scannen, to scan a verse, from Latin scandere, to climb, scan a verse; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]

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scan′na·ble adj.

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scan

(skæn)

vb, scans, scanning or scanned

1. (tr) to scrutinize minutely

2. (tr) to glance over quickly

3. (Poetry) (tr) prosody to read or analyse (verse) according to the rules of metre and versification

4. (Poetry) (intr) prosody to conform to the rules of metre and versification

5. (Electronics) (tr) electronics 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

6. (Computer Science) (tr) to examine data stored on (magnetic tape, etc), usually in order to retrieve information

7. (Telecommunications) to examine or search (a prescribed region) by systematically varying the direction of a radar or sonar beam

8. (General Physics) physics to examine or produce or be examined or produced by a continuous charge of some variable: to scan a spectrum.

9. (Medicine) med to obtain an image of (a part of the body) by means of a scanner

n

10. the act or an instance of scanning

11. (Medicine) med

a. the examination of a part of the body by means of a scanner: a brain scan; ultrasound scan.

b. the image produced by a scanner

[C14: from Late Latin scandere to scan (verse), from Latin: to climb]

ˈscannable adj

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scan

(skæn)

v. scanned, scan•ning,
n. v.t.

1. to examine the particulars of minutely; scrutinize.

2. to glance at or read hastily: to scan a page.

3. to observe repeatedly or sweepingly: to scan the horizon.

4. to analyze (verse) for its prosodic or metrical structure.

5. to read (data) for use by a computer or computerized device, esp. using an optical scanner.

6. to traverse (a surface) with a beam of electrons in order to reproduce or transmit a picture.

7. to traverse (a region) with a beam from a radar transmitter.

8. to examine (a body or body part) with a scanner.

v.i.

9. to examine the meter of verse.

10. (of verse) to conform to the rules of meter.

n.

11. an act or instance of scanning.

12.

a. an examination of the body or a body part using a scanner.

b. the image or display so obtained.

[1350–1400; < Late Latin scandere to scan verse, Latin: to climb]

scan′na•ble, adj.

Scan.

or Scand.,

1. Scandinavia.

2. Scandinavian.

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scan

1. The path periodically followed by a radiation beam.
2. In electronic intelligence, the motion of an electronic beam through space looking for a target. Scanning is produced by the motion of the antenna or by lobe switching. See also electronic intelligence.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

scan

Past participle: scanned
Gerund: scanning

Imperative

scan

scan

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scan - the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars" examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
	2.	scan - an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" CAT scan ikon, picture, icon, image - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
Verb	1.	scan - examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" glass - scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
	2.	scan - examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" glance over, skim, rake, run down examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
	3.	scan - make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky" search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
	4.	scan - conform to a metrical pattern poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form conform - be similar, be in line with
	5.	scan - move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	6.	scan - read metrically; "scan verses" declaim, recite - recite in elocution
	7.	scan - obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" read construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" misread - read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"

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scan

verb

1. glance over, skim, look over, eye, check, clock (Brit. slang), examine, check out (informal), run over, eyeball (slang), size up (informal), get a load of (informal), look someone up and down, run your eye over, take a dekko at (Brit. slang) She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspaper.

2. survey, search, investigate, sweep, con (archaic), scour, scrutinize, take stock of, recce (slang) The officer scanned the room.

noun

1. look, glance, skim, browse, flick, squint, butcher's (Brit. slang), brief look, dekko (Brit. slang), shufti (Brit. slang) I've had a quick scan through your book again.

2. examination, scanning, ultrasound He was rushed to hospital for a brain scan.

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scan

verb

1. To view broadly or from a height:

look over, overlook, survey.

2. To look through reading matter casually:

browse, dip into, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, skim, thumb (through).

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Translations

مَسْحٌ ضَوْئيّيَتَصَفَّحيَتَفَحَّص بِدِقَّهيَتلاءَم في الوَزْنيَخْزِن بواسِطَة الماسِح

skenovatzkoumatzrentgenovatvyšetřit ultrazvukemzběžné prohlédnutí

scannescanningskimmepasse

ScanscannenskandierenüberfliegenUltraschalluntersuchung

διερευνώσάρωση

explorarrecorrer con la vistadar un vistazoecografíaescanear

otsimaskännima

tutkiatutkimussilmäilläskannatatähyillä

scannerscruterscander

skenskenirati

átkutatbeolvasbeszkennelgyors átfutásletapogat

grannskoîalúta bragreglumrenna augum yfirskanna meî radar

scandirescrutarescannerizzarescansionarescansione

細かく調べる綿密な調査

자세히 살피다정밀검사

atidžiai apžiūrėtinuskaitytipatikrinimas skeneriupatikrinti skeneriuskaitytuvas

caurskatekontrolēt ar radarupārlaist acisparskatspavirši apskatīt

afspeurenscan

skanneskanningultralydavsøkefare over med en harelabb

skanskanować

digitalizarescanearexame

изучатьполучение рентгеновского изображения

mať rytmusprehľadávať zaradomrýchly prehľadskenovaťsnímať

pozorno opazovatipreletetiskenirati

avsökningskanna

การตรวจรายละเอียดตรวจรายละเอียด

taramataramakvezne uymakgöz gezdirmekiyice incelemek

việc xem kỹxem kỹ

扫描浏览符合韵律细看通过激光或X光对身体进行扫描

scan

[skæn]

A. VT

1. (= inspect closely) → escudriñar; [+ horizon etc] → otear (Comput) → examinar, explorar

2. (= glance at) → echar un vistazo a

3. (Radar) → explorar, registrar

4. (Poetry) [+ verse] → medir, escandir

B. VI [poetry] → estar bien medido
it does not scan → no está bien medido

C. N (Med) → exploración f con un escáner
to go for a scan; have a scan → hacerse un escáner

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scan

[ˈskæn]

vt

(= study) → scruter, examiner
She kept scanning the crowd for Paul → Elle scrutait sans arrêt la foule à la recherche de Paul.

(= glance at quickly) → parcourir
I scanned the job advertisements in the paper → J'ai parcouru les offres d'emploi dans le journal.

[radar] [+ area] → balayer

(with X-ray) [+ luggage] → passer au rayon x

(with barcode scanner) [+ product] → scanner, passer au scanner

(with radar) → surveiller au radar

(with ultrasound, MRI) [+ person] → faire un scanner à; [+ stomach, brain] → faire un scanner de; [+ foetus] → faire une échographie de
They can scan the foetus to check for defects → Ils peuvent examiner le fœtus à l'échographie pour repérer les malformations.

vi

[+ poetry] → scander
That line doesn't scan
BUT Ce vers est faux.

n (MEDICINE) → scanographie f, scanner m
a brain scan → une scanographie du cerveau, un scanner du cerveau
to have a scan (gen)
She had a scan → On lui a fait une scanographie., On lui a fait un scanner.; [pregnant woman]
She had a scan → On lui a fait une échographie.

scan in

vt sep (COMPUTING) [+ image, document] → scanner

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scan

vt

(= search with sweeping movement) → schwenken über (+acc); (person) → seine Augen wandern lassen über (+acc); newspaper, book → überfliegen; (= examine closely) horizon → absuchen; (by radar) → absuchen, abtasten; luggage → durchleuchten; to scan the crowd(s) → seinen Blick über die Menge schweifen lassen; he scanned her face for a sign of emotion → er suchte in ihrem Gesicht nach Anzeichen einer Gefühlsregung

(Med) → eine Tomografie machen von; pregnant woman → einen Ultraschall machen bei

(TV) → abtasten, rastern

(Comput) → (ein)scannen

verse → in Versfüße zerlegen

vi (verse) → das richtige Versmaß haben, sich reimen (inf); he couldn’t make it scan → er konnte es nicht ins richtige Versmaß bringen; stressed differently so that the line scans → anders betont, um das richtige Metrum in der Zeile zu bekommen

n (Med) → Scan m; (in pregnancy) → Ultraschalluntersuchung f; (= picture) → Ultraschallaufnahme f

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scan

[skæn]

1. vt

a. (inspect closely, horizon, sb's face, crowd) → scrutare; (newspaper) → leggere attentamente
he scans the papers for European news → legge con attenzione i giornali alla ricerca di notizie dall'Europa

b. (glance at quickly) → dare un'occhiata a, scorrere

c. (machine) → leggere (Radar) (sea bed) → scandagliare; (sky) → esplorare

2. vi (Poetry) → scandire

3. n (Med) → ecografia

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scan

(skӕn) – past tense, past participle scanned – verb

1. to examine carefully. He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship. ondersoek, tuur يَتَفَحَّص بِدِقَّه изследвам esquadrinhar obzírat, zkoumat genau prüfen studere nøje εξετάζω λεπτομερώς, ανιχνεύωexaminar, escudriñar, otear (üksikasjalikult) uurima دقيق شدن tähyillä scruter לִסרוֹק पर्यवेक्षण करना gledati, istraživati (meg)vizsgál memeriksa grannskoða esaminare, scrutare じっと見る 자세히 살펴보다 atidžiai apžiūrėti, ištirti pētīt; vērot menjalankan penelitian afspeurengranske, studere badać (wzrokiem), przyglądać się badawczo په وزن لوستل، په وزن ويل، په غور كتل، په ځير كتل esquadrinhar a scruta рассматривать skúmať skrbno raziskati posmatrati granska, studera ตรวจอย่างถี่ถ้วน iyice incelemek 仔細觀看 пильно вивчати جائزہ لینا kiểm tra cẩn thận 细看

2. to look at quickly but not in detail. She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder. vinnig kyk يَتَصَفَّح поглеждам набързо passar os olhos por proběhnout überfliegen skimme ρίχνω μια γρήγορη ματιά dar un vistazo, recorrer con la vista pilku heitma نگاه اجمالي انداختن vilkaista parcourir לִקרֹא בְּרִפרוּף देखना preletjeti pogledom átfut melihat sepintas renna augum yfir scorrere ざっと見る 훑어보다 peržvelgti, permesti akimis pavirši apskatīt; pārlaist acis membaca sesuatu sepintas lalu doorkijkenfare over med en harelabb przebiegać wzrokiem په غور كتل passar os olhos por a spi­cui, a parcurge în grabă бегло просматривать prezrieť preleteti preleteti ögna igenom, skumma กวาดตามอง göz gezdirmek 瀏覽 пробігати очима غائر نظر ڈالنا đọc lướt 浏览

3. to pass radar beams etc over. The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft. aftas يَمْسَح، يَبْحَث بواسِطَة الرّادار разглеждам внимателно sondar prohledávat radarem abtasten scanne σαρώνω με ραντάρ explorar skaneerima پوييدن pyyhkäistä balayer לִסרוֹק हरेक भाग पर रोशनी प्रसारित करना बारी-बारी से skenirati radarom (radarsugárral) átkutat; letapogat memeriksa dengan radar skanna með radar scandire, esplorare 走査する (레이더가 어떤 범위를) 주시하다 žvalgyti, tyrinėti kontrolēt ar radaru mengimbas aftastenskanne, søke badać (radarem) ساحه له دښمن څخه پاكول sondar a mătura проверять, сканировать prehľadávať radom prečesati skenirati avsöka, svepa över ตรวจด้วยเรดาร์ taramak (用雷達等)掃視 обстежувати прожектором راڈار وغیرہ کی شعاع دوڑانا quét qua 扫描

4. to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer. skandeer يَخْزِن بواسِطَة الماسِح сканирам escanear (na)skenovat skandieren scanne σκανάρωescanear skanneerima پويش و پيمايش كردن skannata scanner לִסרוֹק स्कैन करना skenirati, očitati beolvas, (be)szkennel men-scan, mengkopi tulisan/gambar dengan scanner lúta bragreglum scandire, scannerizzare 韻律を調べる 스캔하다 (nu)skaityti skenēt, nolasīt ar skeneri mengimbas zich laten scanderen skanneskanować په وزن لوستل escandir a (se) scanda сканировать snímať, skenovať skenirati skanirati skanna ตรวจอย่างละเอียด taramak 掃瞄(圖文等以儲存在電腦內) сканувати لیزر یا کھربائی شعاع دوڑا کر کسی تحریر یا تصویر کو کمپیوٹر میں محفوظ کرنا quét hình 扫描

5. to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray. They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs. skandeer يَفْحَص بواسِطَة الأشِعَّه гледам на скенер examinar zrentgenovat, vyšetřit ultrazvukem röntgen scanne κάνω ακτινογραφία, περνάω κτ. από ακτίνες Χ escanear, pasar por el escáner läbi valgustama با اسكنر چيزي را بررسي كردن läpivalaista faire un scanner de לִסרוֹק सूक्ष्म-वीक्षण pregledati rendgenom ultrahang vagy röntgensugár segítségével átvizsgál/átvilágít vkit v. vmit sinar-x/gelombang suara ultrasonik (esaminare) 超音波やX線などで走査して調べる 정밀 검사하다 skenuoti, patikrinti skeneriu skenēt, caurskatīt mengimbas doorlichtenskanne, gjennomlyse په اسکنر کی بررسی کول просвечивать presvietiť, röntgenovať pregledati skenirati avsöka, skanna, röntga ตรวจสอบโดยใช้รังสีหรือแสงเลเซอร์ taramak 用超音波和X光檢查身體內部或某物 сканувати; обстежувати الٹرا ساؤنڈ یا اکسرے کے ذریعے جسم کے اندر کی تصویریں حاصل کرنا chụp cắt lớp( y học) 通过激光或X光对身体进行扫描

6. to fit into a particular rhythm or metre. The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly. lees يَتلاءَم في الوَزْن правя метричен анализ escanear mít rytmus passen passe έχω το σωστό μέτρο, το σωστό ρυθμό escandir rütmiliselt sobima با وزن خواندن määrittää poljento scander בָּנוּי בְּמִשקָל लय में पढ़ना podesiti ritam ili stopu skandálható sesuai dengan sajak lúta bragreglum (potersi scandire) 韻律を調べる 운율에 맞다 rimuotis būt pantmērā/ritmā seimbang suku kata zich laten scanderen skandere harmonizować rytmem په وزن لوستل escandir a (se) scanda рифмоваться mať správny rytmus skandirati skandirati vara metriskt riktig วิเคราะห์ฉันทลักษณ์ vezne uymak 符合格律 витримувати розмір مصرعوں کا عروضي اعتبار سے موزوں ہونا phân tích vần luật của câu thơ （诗歌）符合韵律

noun

She had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report. skandering فَحْص بواسِطَة الأشِعَّة فوق الصَّوْتِيَّه гледане на скенер exame rentgenové/ultrazvukové vyšetření; zběžné prohlédnutí der Scan, die Aufnahme scanning υπερηχογράφημα, σάρωμα, σύντομη ανάγνωση exploración ultrasónica; ecografía uuring پويش؛پيمايش läpivalaisu scanner; écographie סריקה रूकैप sken, pregled ultrahangos vizsgálat; gyors átfutás sinar-x/gelombang suara ultrasonik esame; scorsa 検査[]すること 검사, 훑어보기 skenavimas, patikrinimas skeneriu skenēšana; caurskate; pārskats imbas scan, scanning; onderzoekende blik ultralyd; raskt blikk obrazowanie mózgu پوهيدنه сканирование; просмотр röntgenový/ultrazvukový snímok; rýchly prehľad pregled skener avsökning, skanning, [ultraljuds]undersökning, snabb genomläsning, ögnande การตรวจโดยใช้เครื่องอัลตร้าซาวด์ tarama 掃瞄 обстеження جانچ، اسکین sự nội soi cắt lớp 扫描

ˈscanner noun

a machine etc that scans. Scanners are machines that show the contents of your luggage on a scereen; an ultrasound scanner; an optical scanner. aftaster ماسِح، جِهاز المَسْح скенер scanner snímač die Drehantenne scanner; -scanner μηχάνημα σάρωσης, υπερηχογράφος escáner skanner پويشگر skanneri scannerסורק सूक्ष्म-वीक्षण, परीक्षण skener, pretražnik letapogató, szkenner scanner, alat peneliti skanni, skimari, skimi scanner 走査機 스캐너 ultragarso zondas, skaitytuvas, žvalgytuvas, skeneris radars; skeners pengimbas scannerskanner skanner اسکنر sonda scan­ner сканер optický snímač, snímacie zariadenie odčitovalnik skener skanner เครื่องตรวจอย่างละเอียด tarayıcı 掃瞄器 сканер اسکین کرنے والی مشین máy nội soi cắt lớp 扫描器

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scan

→ مَسْحٌ ضَوْئيّ, يـَمْسَحُ الكترونياً rentgen, zkoumat scanne, scanning absuchen, Ultraschalluntersuchung διερευνώ, σάρωση exploración, explorar tutkia, tutkimus scanner, scruter sken, skenirati scansione, scrutare 細かく調べる, 綿密な調査 자세히 살피다, 정밀검사 afspeuren, scan skanne, skanning skan, skanować digitalizar, escanear, exame изучать, получение рентгеновского изображения avsökning, skanna การตรวจรายละเอียด, ตรวจรายละเอียด tarama, taramak việc xem kỹ, xem kỹ 扫描

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

scan

n. tomografía, escáner; rastreo, proceso que reproduce la imagen de un tejido u órgano específico usando un detector de la sustancia radiactiva tecnecio 99 m. inyectada como medio de contraste;

bone ___ → ___ de los huesos;

brain ___ → ___ del cerebro;

heart ___ → ___ cardíaco;

lung ___ → ___ pulmonar;

thyroid ___ → ___ de la tiroide.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

scan

n estudio por imagen utilizando diversas técnicas como la tomografía, la resonancia magnética y la gammagrafía; bone — gammagrafía ósea; CT o CAT — tomografía computarizada, TC m&f, TAC m&f; gallium — gammagrafía con galio; nuclear — gammagrafía; PET — tomografía por emisión de positrones, PET m&f; PET-CT — PET-CT m; thallium — gammagrafía con talio; vt (pret & pp scanned; ger scanning) escanear (Ang); realizar un estudio por imagen utilizando tomografía, resonancia magnética o gammagrafía; [Note: Because tomografía is feminine, TAC, TC, PET, and PET-CT should be feminine also, but they are often treated as masculine, in particular PET-CT, which is almost always treated as masculine.]

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