nnoun.actthe act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed regionExamples:- he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
Derivationally Related Form:scan
Hypernyms:examination scrutiny
Inherited Hypernyms:scanexaminationinvestigationworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactan image produced by scanningSynset:CAT scan
Examples:- he analyzed the brain scan
- you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
Derivationally Related Form:scan
Hypernyms:icon ikon image picture
Inherited Hypernyms:scanpicturerepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.perceptionexamine minutely or intenselyExamples:- the surgeon scanned the X-ray
Derivationally Related Form:scan
Hypernyms:examine see
Inherited Hypernyms:scanexamine
Direct Hyponyms:glass
Full Troponyms:glass
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | The customs agents --- the bags for drugs (apply to: scan)
vverb.perceptionexamine hastilySynset:glance over rake run down skim
Examples:- She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
Derivationally Related Form:skimmingskim
Hypernyms:examine see
Inherited Hypernyms:scanexamine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactmake a wide, sweeping search ofExamples:- The beams scanned the night sky
Derivationally Related Form:scanscanner
Hypernyms:search
Inherited Hypernyms:scansearchexamine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.stativeconform to a metrical patternTopic:poesypoetryverse
Hypernyms:conform
Inherited Hypernyms:scanconform
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.motionmove a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an imageDerivationally Related Form:scanningscanner
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:scanmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationread metricallyDerivationally Related Form:scansionscanner
Hypernyms:declaim recite
Inherited Hypernyms:scandeclaimperform
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitionobtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sourcesSynset:read
Examples:- This dictionary can be read by the computer
Hypernyms:construe interpret see
Inherited Hypernyms:readinterpretunderstand
Direct Hyponyms:misread
Full Troponyms:misread
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something