Words · Common
scan
/skæn/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- verb
examine minutely or intensely
the surgeon scanned the X ray
- verb
examine hastily
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
- noun
the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
- verb
make a wide, sweeping search of
The beams scanned the night sky
- noun
an image produced by scanning
he analyzed the brain scan