Scan - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
verb
- move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- read metrically
Extra examples
He scanned the field with binoculars.
He scanned the audience looking for his parents.
She scanned his face for any clue to what he was thinking.
She quickly scanned the pages of the newspaper.
She scanned through the list to find her name.
Their bags were scanned at the airport.
This machine scans a patient's brain.
The patient underwent a brain scan.
The doctor examined the bone scans.
She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspaper.
He scanned the room.
She was nervous and kept scanning the crowd for Paul.
He told me that my poems didn't scan.
He scanned the horizon, but there was no sign of the ship.
She scanned his face, looking for signs of what he was thinking.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: scan
he/she/it: scans
present participle: scanning
past tense: scanned
past participle: scanned
singular: scan
plural: scans
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