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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.
[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.
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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.
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
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| 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" |
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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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
scan
verb2. 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
otsimaskännima
tutkiatutkimussilmäilläskannatatähyillä
skenskenirati
átkutatbeolvasbeszkennelgyors átfutásletapogat
grannskoîalúta bragreglumrenna augum yfirskanna meî radar
細かく調べる綿密な調査
자세히 살피다정밀검사
atidžiai apžiūrėtinuskaitytipatikrinimas skeneriupatikrinti skeneriuskaitytuvas
caurskatekontrolēt ar radarupārlaist acisparskatspavirši apskatīt
mať rytmusprehľadávať zaradomrýchly prehľadskenovaťsnímať
pozorno opazovatipreletetiskenirati
avsökningskanna
การตรวจรายละเอียดตรวจรายละเอียด
việc xem kỹxem kỹ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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] → scannerCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
(Comput) → (ein)scannen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scan
(skӕn) – past tense, past participle scanned – verb1. to examine carefully. He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.
2. to look at quickly but not in detail. She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.
3. to pass radar beams etc over. The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.
4. to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.
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.
6. to fit into a particular rhythm or metre. The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.
nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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.]English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.