the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
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scanning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | replication, reproduction |
scanning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | photography |
| Derivation | scan |
Examples of scanning
scanning
I'm tired of working for Meijer for free, scanning and bagging my own groceries.
From the freep.com
X-ray scanning is limited to range of effect and density of shielding materials.
From the forbes.com
It seems to work fine, although it may slow the computer slightly when scanning.
From the post-gazette.com
You can also earn points by scanning featured products with your phone's camera.
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Under a scanning tunneling microscope the scientists were able to recognize why.
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Yes, TV does help develop such prereading skills as scanning from left to right.
From the time.com
They also involve a small exposure to radiation which can limit repeat scanning.
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The inertia of this large actuator limits the scanning speed of the current AFM.
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Mattel will show off Mind Flex, a toy that comes with a brain-scanning head set.
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- Examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
- The act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
- An image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
- Examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
- Make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
- Conform to a metrical pattern
- SCAN or Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry is a set of tools created by WHO aimed at diagnosing and measuring mental illness that may occur in adult life. It is not constructed explicitly for use with eiher ICD-10 or DSM-IV but can be used for both systems. ...
- In poetry, the meter (or metre) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of metres and forms of versification is known as prosody. ...
- The second season of Prison Break, an American serial drama television series, commenced airing in the United States on August 21, 2006 on Mondays at 9:00 pm (EST) on the Fox Broadcasting Company. ...
