scan in Hindi हिन्दी
scan in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
scan in Marathi मराठी
scan in Sindhi سنڌي
scan in Tamil தமிழ்
scan in Urdu اُردُو
scan in English
- scan⇄noun 1. the act or fact of scanning.
Ex. Radio astronomers began an intensive radio scan of the sun (Scientific American).
2. the area of vision in television or radar.
3. a picture of the distribution of a radioactive substance in th - scan⇄scan, verb, scanned,scanning,noun.
- scan⇄v.i. 1a. to conform to rules for marking off lines of poetry into feet.
Ex. The new poets scan (Time).
b. to scan verse.
2. to scan a surface in transmitting a picture by television. - scan⇄v.t. 1. to look at closely; examine with care.
Ex. His mother scanned his face to see if he was telling the truth.
(SYN) scrutinize.
2. to glance at; look over hastily.
(SYN) skim.
3a. to mark off (lines of poetry) into