SCAN

SCAN 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 6 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. the act of scanning
  2. an image produced by scanning

💬 Examples

  • "systematic examination of a prescribed region"
  • "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
  • "he analyzed the brain scan"
  • "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"

🔗 Similar words

CAT_scan
verb
  1. examine minutely or intensely
  2. examine hastily
  3. make a wide, sweeping search of
  4. conform to a metrical pattern

💬 Examples

  • "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
  • "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
  • "The beams scanned the night sky"
  • "in electronics, to reproduce an image"

🔗 Similar words

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