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spin-scan, a. and n.|ˈspɪnskæn|
[f. spin v. + scan n.]
A. adj. Applied to devices whose scanning motion is provided by the rotation of the craft carrying them.
1967Electronics 6 Mar. 73 (Advt.), SB RC also built the spin-scan camera that has been sending back high⁓resolution black-and-white photos of the earth's cloud cover. 1979Sci. Amer. Nov. 21 (Advt.), The satellite's ‘camera’ is a visible-infrared spin-scan radiometer.
B. n. A scan performed or produced by such a device. Also attrib.
1972Space Research XII. 1768 Television would have taken a shorter exposure (a fraction of a second, compared with several minutes for a spin scan). 1974Science 25 Jan. 318/2 A 2·5 centimeter telescope aboard Pioneer 10 is capable of making two-dimensional spin-scan maps..at high resolution. 1974Nature 6 Sept. 18/1 The most striking early results were the hundreds of photographs that resulted from the spin-scans of the planet, giving higher resolution pictures of the planet than had previously been possible.
So ˈspin-scanning a.
1972Space Research XII. 1765 A summary description is made of spin-scanning devices for various space missions. |