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scan scan definition

scan


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  scan 
 
  2  of  8  senses  of  scan 
 
  Sense  1 
  scan 
  =>  glass 
 
  Sense  8 
  read,  scan 
  =>  misread 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  scan 
 
  2  of  8  senses  of  scan 
 
  Sense  1 
  scan 
  =>  glass 
 
  Sense  8 
  read,  scan 
  =>  misread 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  scan 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  scan 
 
  8  senses  of  scan 
 
  Sense  1 
  scan 
  =>  examine,  see 
 
  Sense  2 
  scan,  skim,  rake,  glance  over  run  down 
  =>  examine,  see 
 
  Sense  3 
  scan 
  =>  read 
 
  Sense  4 
  scan 
  =>  search 
 
  Sense  5 
  scan 
  =>  conform 
 
  Sense  6 
  scan 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  7 
  scan 
  =>  declaim,  recite 
 
  Sense  8 
  read,  scan 
  =>  interpret,  construe,  see 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  scan 
 
  scan  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  8) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  scan 
 
  Sense  1 
  scan 
  =>  examine,  see 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  scan,  skim,  rake,  glance  over  run  down 
  =>  examine,  see 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  scan 
  =>  read 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  scan 
  =>  search 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  scan 
  =>  conform 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  scan 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  scan 
  =>  declaim,  recite 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  read,  scan 
  =>  interpret,  construe,  see 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  scan 
  athabascan 
  athapascan 
  dual  scan  display 
  etruscan 
  franciscan 
  madagascan 
  oscan 
  scan 
  scandal 
  scandalisation 
  scandalization 
  scandalmonger 
  scandalmongering 
  scandalousness 
  scandentia 
  scandinavia 
  scandinavian 
  scandinavian  country 
  scandinavian  language 
  scandinavian  lox 
  scandinavian  nation 
  scandinavian  peninsula 
  scandium 
  scanner 
  scanning 
  scansion 
  scantiness 
  scantling 
  scantness 
  scanty 
  tuscan 
 
  Overview  of  noun  scan 
 
  The  noun  scan  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  scan  --  (the  act  of  scanning;  systematic  examination  of  a  prescribed  region;  "he  made  a  thorough  scan  of  the  beach  with  his  binoculars") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  scan 
 
  The  verb  scan  has  8  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  scan  --  (examine  minutely  or  intensely) 
  2.  (6)  scan,  skim,  rake,  glance  over  run  down  --  (examine  hastily) 
  3.  (2)  scan  --  (glance  over  or  read  superficially) 
  4.  (1)  scan  --  (make  a  wide,  sweeping  search  of  "The  beams  scanned  the  night  sky") 
  5.  scan  --  (conform  to  a  metrical  pattern;  of  poetic  verse) 
  6.  scan  --  (move  a  light  beam  over  in  electronics,  to  reproduce  an  image) 
  7.  scan  --  (read  metrically;  "scan  verses") 
  8.  read,  scan  --  (obtain  data  from  magnetic  tapes;  "This  dictionary  can  be  read  by  the  computer") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  scan 
  franciscan 
  madagascan 
  scandalmongering 
  scandalous 
  scandent 
  scandinavian 
  scant 
  scantily  clad 
  scanty 
  tuscan 
 
  Overview  of  noun  scan 
 
  The  noun  scan  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  scan  --  (the  act  of  scanning;  systematic  examination  of  a  prescribed  region;  "he  made  a  thorough  scan  of  the  beach  with  his  binoculars") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  scan 
 
  The  verb  scan  has  8  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  scan  --  (examine  minutely  or  intensely) 
  2.  (6)  scan,  skim,  rake,  glance  over  run  down  --  (examine  hastily) 
  3.  (2)  scan  --  (glance  over  or  read  superficially) 
  4.  (1)  scan  --  (make  a  wide,  sweeping  search  of  "The  beams  scanned  the  night  sky") 
  5.  scan  --  (conform  to  a  metrical  pattern;  of  poetic  verse) 
  6.  scan  --  (move  a  light  beam  over  in  electronics,  to  reproduce  an  image) 
  7.  scan  --  (read  metrically;  "scan  verses") 
  8.  read,  scan  --  (obtain  data  from  magnetic  tapes;  "This  dictionary  can  be  read  by  the  computer") 



scan definition