Thesaurus: scan

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1. v. t. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
2. n. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
3. n. an image produced by scanning
4. v. examine minutely or intensely
5. v. examine hastily
6. v. make a wide, sweeping search of
7. v. conform to a metrical pattern
8. v. move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
9. v. read metrically
10. v. obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
11. 1. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [Obs.] Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand. Spenser. 2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically. 3. To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize. The actions of men in high stations are all conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted. Atterbury.
12. n:35/v:65 n. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region n. an image produced by scanning v. examine minutely or intensely v. examine hastily