convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical scanner (Computers); browse, glance at quickly; examine a body part through the use of medical imaging techniques (Medicine); determine the meter of a verse
act of scanning, close examination, scrutinizing look; computerized images created by an optical scanner (Computers); computerized image of the human body created through the use of medical imaging techniques (Medicine)
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Scan Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
scan
\scan\ (skăn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. scanned (skănd); p. pr. & vb. n. scanning.] [l. scandere, scansum, to climb, to scan, akin to skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. f. scander. cf. ascend, descend, scale a ladder.]
1. to mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [obs.] nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand.
2. specifically (pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically.
3. to go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize. the actions of men in high stations are all conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted.
scan
n : the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars" v
1. examine minutely or intensely
2. examine hastily [syn: skim, rake, glance over, run down ]
3. glance over or read superficially
4. make a wide, sweeping search of; "the beams scanned the night sky"
5. conform to a metrical pattern; of poetic verse
6. move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
7. read metrically; "scan verses"
8. obtain data from magnetic tapes; "this dictionary can be read by the computer" [syn: read]
similar words(8)
level-sensitive scan design
scan path
vertical scan rate
scan register
boundary scan
scan-edf
scan design
horizontal scan rate
Noun
1. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
(hypernym) examination, scrutiny
2. an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
(synonym) CAT scan
(hypernym) picture, image, icon, ikon
Verb
1. examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
(hypernym) examine, see
(hyponym) glass
(derivation) CAT scan
2. examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
(synonym) skim, rake, glance over, run down
(hypernym) examine, see
3. make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
(hypernym) search
4. conform to a metrical pattern
(hypernym) conform
(classification) poetry, poesy, verse
5. move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
(hypernym) move, displace
(derivation) scanner, digital scanner, image scanner
6. read metrically; "scan verses"
(hypernym) declaim, recite
(derivation) scansion
7. obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
(synonym) read
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
(hyponym) misread
Scan Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Scan Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Scan Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
1. To examine sequentially, part by part. 2. To examine every reference in every entry in a file routinely as part of a retrieval scheme. 3. In radar, one complete rotation of the interrogating antenna. 4. In SONAR, to search 360° or a specific search sector by the use of phased array of transducers. 5. To sweep, i.e., rotate, a beam about a point or about an axis.
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Scan Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
SCAN or Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry is a set of tools created by WHO aimed at diagnosing and measuring mental illness that may occur in adult life. It is not constructed explicitly for use with either ICD-10 or DSM-IV but can be used for both systems. The SCAN system was originally called PSE, or Present State Examination, but since version 10 (PSE-10), the commonly accepted name has been SCAN. The current version of SCAN is 2.1.
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Scan may refer to:
Acronyms:
Acronyms:
- Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), a psychiatric diagnostic tool developed by WHO
- Shared Check Authorization Network (SCAN), a database of bad check writers and collection agency for bad checks
- Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN)
- S.C.A.N, Stop Child Abuse and Neglect, non-for profit organization based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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The Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program places the three prime NASA space communications networks, Space Network (SN), Near Earth Network (NEN) (previously known as the Ground Network or GN), and the Deep Space Network (DSN), under one Management and Systems Engineering umbrella. It was established in 2006. It was previously known as the Space Communications & Data Systems (SCDS) Program.
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Scan Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Scan Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
A picture of structures inside the body. Scans often used in diagnosing, staging, and monitoring disease include liver scans, bone scans, and computed tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. In liver scanning and bone scanning, radioactive substances that are injected into the bloodstream collect in these organs. A scanner that detects the radiation is used to create pictures. In CT scanning, an x-ray machine linked to a computer is used to produce detailed pictures of organs inside the body. MRI scans use a large magnet connected to a computer to create pictures of areas inside the body.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.