scan (sk n)v. scanned, scan·ning, scans v.tr. 1. To examine closely. 2. To look over quickly and systematically: scanning the horizon for signs of land. 3. To look over or leaf through hastily: scanned the newspaper while eating breakfast. 4. To analyze (verse) into metrical patterns. 5. Electronics a. To move 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 move a radar beam in a systematic pattern over (a sector of sky) in search of a target. 6. Computer Science To search (stored data) automatically for specific data. 7. Medicine To examine (a body or body part) with a CAT scanner or similar scanning apparatus. 8. To digitally encode (text, for example) with an optical scanner. v.intr. 1. To analyze verse into metrical patterns. 2. To conform to a metrical pattern. 3. Electronics To undergo electronic scanning. n. 1. The act or an instance of scanning. 2. Scope or field of vision. 3. a. Examination of a body or body part by a CAT scanner or similar scanning apparatus. b. A picture or image produced by this means. 4. A single sweep of the beam of electrons across a television screen. [Middle English scanden, scannen, to scan a verse, from Latin scandere, to climb, scan a verse; see skand- in Indo-European roots.] scan  na·ble adj.Word History: In the 1969 edition of The American Heritage Dictionary a dead issue was buried by our Usage Panel, 85 percent of whom thought it was acceptable to use scan in the sense "to look over quickly," though the note stated that this was less formal usage. The usage issue was raised because scan in an earlier sense meant "to examine closely." From a historical perspective it is easy to see how these two opposite senses of scan developed. The source of our word, Latin scandere, which meant "to climb," came to mean "to scan a verse of poetry," because one could beat the rhythm by lifting and putting down one's foot. The Middle English verb scannen, derived from scandere, came into Middle English in this sense (first recorded in a text composed before 1398). In the 16th century this highly specialized sense having to do with the close analysis of verse developed other senses, such as "to criticize, examine minutely, interpret, perceive." From these senses having to do with examination and perception, it was an easy step to the sense "to look at searchingly" (first recorded in 1798), perhaps harking back still to the careful detailed work involved in analyzing prosody. The sense of looking something over to find a specific set of things was eventually broadened to include looking over the surface of something, with or without close scrutiny of the details. From this was born the modern usage of scan as a verb meaning "look over quickly." |
scan [skæn]
vb scans, scanning, scanned
1. (tr) to scrutinize minutely
2. (tr) to glance over quickly
3. (Literature / Poetry) (tr) Prosody to read or analyse (verse) according to the rules of metre and versification
4. (Literature / 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. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (tr) to examine data stored on (magnetic tape, etc.), usually in order to retrieve information
7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) to examine or search (a prescribed region) by systematically varying the direction of a radar or sonar beam
8. (Physics / 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
1. the act or an instance of scanning
2. (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
[from Late Latin scandere to scan (verse), from Latin: to climb]
scannable adj
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| 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 conform - be similar, be in line with | |
| 5. | scan - move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image | |
| 6. | scan - read metrically; "scan verses" | |
| 7. | scan - obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" 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" |
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.
Translations
scan [ˈskæn]
vt
(= study) → scruter, examiner
She kept scanning the crowd for Paul → Elle scrutait sans arrêt la foule à la recherche de Paul.
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.
I scanned the job advertisements in the paper → J'ai parcouru les offres d'emploi dans le journal.
[radar] [+ area] → balayer
(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.
They can scan the foetus to check for defects → Ils peuvent examiner le fœtus à l'échographie pour repérer les malformations.
vi
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.
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] → scannerscan
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
(Comput) → (ein)scannen
scan [skæn]
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
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
2. vi (Poetry) → scandire
3. n (Med) → ecografia
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
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
2. vi (Poetry) → scandire
3. n (Med) → ecografia
v scan [skӕn]
1 to examine carefully He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship. ondersoek, tuur يَتَفَحَّص بِدِقَّه изследвам obzírat, zkoumat studere nøje genau prüfen εξετάζω λεπτομερώς, ανιχνεύω examinar, escudriñar, otear (üksikasjalikult) uurima دقيق شدن tutkiskella 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 afspeuren granske, studere badać (wzrokiem), przyglądać się badawczo 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 proběhnout skimme überfliegen ρίχνω μια γρήγορη ματιά dar un vistazo, recorrer con la vista pilku heitma نگاه اجمالي انداختن silmäillä parcourir לִקרֹא בְּרִפרוּף देखना preletjeti pogledom átfut melihat sepintas renna augum yfir scorrere (in fretta) ざっと見る 훑어보다 peržvelgti, permesti akimis pavirši apskatīt; pārlaist acis membaca sesuatu sepintas lalu doorkijken fare over med en harelabb przebiegać wzrokiem 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 prohledávat radarem scanne abtasten σαρώνω με ραντάρ explorar skaneerima پوييدن tarkkailla 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 aftasten skanne, (av)søke badać (radarem) 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 (na)skenovat scanne skandieren σκανάρω escanear skanneerima پويش و پيمايش كردن 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 skanne skanować escandir a (se) scanda сканировать snímať, skenovať skenirati skanirati skanna พินิจหรือพิเคราะห์ 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 (计算机)扫描或文本
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 zrentgenovat, vyšetřit ultrazvukem scanne röntgen κάνω ακτινογραφία, περνάω κτ. από ακτίνες Χ escanear, pasar por el escáner läbi valgustama با اسكنر چيزي را بررسي كردن 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 doorlichten skanne, gjennomlyse 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 mít rytmus passe passen (sich reimen) έχω το σωστό μέτρο, το σωστό ρυθμό escandir rütmiliselt sobima با وزن خواندن sopia rytmiin (se) 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 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 校验
n
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 rentgenové/ultrazvukové vyšetření; zběžné prohlédnutí scanning der Scan, die Aufnahme υπερηχογράφημα, σάρωμα, σύντομη ανάγνωση exploración ultrasónica; ecografía uuring پويش؛پيمايش scanner; écographie סְרִיקָה 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(bilde); raskt blikk obrazowanie mózgu сканирование; просмотр röntgenový/ultrazvukový snímok; rýchly prehľad pregled skener avsökning, skanning, []undersökning, snabb genomläsning, ögnande การตรวจโดยใช้เครื่องอัลตร้าซาวด์ tarama 掃瞄 обстеження جانچ، اسکین sự nội soi cắt lớp 扫描
n scanner
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 snímač scanner; -scanner die Drehantenne μηχάνημα σάρωσης,υπερηχογράφος escáner skanner پويشگر skanneri, tutkain scanner סוֹרֵק 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 scanner skanner skanner sonda scanner сканер optický snímač, snímacie zariadenie odčitovalnik skener skanner อุปกรณ์ที่ใช้ในการกวาดตาดูภาพ tarayıcı 掃瞄器 сканер اسکین کرنے والی مشین máy nội soi cắt lớp 扫描器
scan → مسح ضوئي, يمسح الكترونياًَ prozkoumat, zkoumání 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 scan, scannen skanne, skanning skan, skanować digitalizar, escanear, varredura, varrimento изучать, изучение avsökning, skanna การตรวจรายละเอียด, ตรวจรายละเอียด tarama, taramak việc xem kỹ, xem kỹ 扫描
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