scan

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. the act of scanning;
systematic examination of a prescribed region (Freq. 3)
- he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
• Hypernyms:
examination, scrutiny
2. an image produced by scanning
- he analyzed the brain scan
- you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
• Syn:
CAT scan
• Hypernyms:
picture, image, icon, ikon

II - verb

1. examine minutely or intensely (Freq. 9)
- the surgeon scanned the X-ray
• Hypernyms:
examine, see
• Hyponyms:
glass
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- The customs agents scan the bags for drugs
2. examine hastily (Freq. 6)
- She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
• Syn:
skim, rake, glance over, run down
• Derivationally related forms:
skim (for: skim), skimming (for: skim)
• Hypernyms:
examine, see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. make a wide, sweeping search of (Freq. 1)
- The beams scanned the night sky
• Derivationally related forms:
scanner
• Hypernyms:
search
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. conform to a metrical pattern
• Topics:
poetry, poesy, verse
• Hypernyms:
conform
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. move a light beam over;
in electronics, to reproduce an image
• Derivationally related forms:
scanner, scanning
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. read metrically
- scan verses
• Derivationally related forms:
scansion, scanner
• Hypernyms:
declaim, recite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. obtain data from magnetic tapes
- This dictionary can be read by the computer
• Syn:
read
• Hypernyms:
interpret, construe, see
• Hyponyms:
misread
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  CAT scan, read, skim, rake, glance over, run down