scan

Noun

• an image produced by scanning
  • he analyzed the brain scan
    
  • you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
    

• the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
  • he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
    

Verb

• obtain data from magnetic tapes
  • This dictionary can be read by the computer
    

• read metrically
  • scan verses
    

• move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image

• conform to a metrical pattern

• make a wide, sweeping search of
  • The beams scanned the night sky
    

• examine hastily
  • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
    

• examine minutely or intensely
  • the surgeon scanned the X-ray
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  CAT scan , read , skim , rake , glance over , run down