Meaning of 'scan'

noun

the act of scanning

noun

an image produced by scanning

Example: "The doctor analyzed the brain scan."

verb

obtain data from magnetic tapes

Synonyms: read

verb

read metrically

Example: "scan verses"

verb

make a wide, sweeping search of

Example: "The beams scanned the night sky"

verb

move a light beam over

verb

examine hastily

Example: "I scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi."

Synonyms: skim rake run down glance over

verb

examine minutely or intensely

Example: "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"

verb

conform to a metrical pattern