Scan
[skæn]
Definition
(noun.) the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; 'he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars'.
(noun.) an image produced by scanning; 'he analyzed the brain scan'; 'you could see the tumor in the CAT scan'.
(verb.) read metrically; 'scan verses'.
(verb.) make a wide, sweeping search of; 'The beams scanned the night sky'.
(verb.) move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image.
(verb.) examine hastily; 'She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi'.
(verb.) examine minutely or intensely; 'the surgeon scanned the X-ray'.
(verb.) conform to a metrical pattern.
Inputed by Barbara--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
Checked by Elaine
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Recite metrically, divide into feet.[2]. Scrutinize, examine, investigate, sift, inquire into, look into.
Editor: Will
Definition
v.t. to count the feet in a verse: to examine carefully: to scrutinise.—v.i. to agree with the rules of metre:—pr.p. scan′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. scanned.—ns. Scan′ning; Scan′sion act of counting the measures in a verse.
Edited by Cary
Examples
- You might as well say that scanning verse will teach you to scan the potato crops. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- This living of Colonel Brandon'scan it be true? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Spect they was, said the child, scanning Miss Ophelia cunningly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Under the Georgian porch she paused again, scanning the street for a hansom. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- To his astonishment he saw the official leaning back in his chair hastily scanning the contents of the little black diary. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- You might as well say that scanning verse will teach you to scan the potato crops. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Rosedale stood scanning her with interest and approval. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He and the little chap on the pony were looking at each other with all their might--solemnly scanning each other as children do. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- For a moment he stood motionless, his quick, bright eyes scanning the interior of the palisade. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Both ladies were quietly scanned by Dr. Bretton, at the moment of taking his seat at the table; and that guarded survey was more than once renewed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I scanned every female face that passed, and it seemed to me that all were handsome. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Newland Archer, leaning against the wall at the back of the club box, turned his eyes from the stage and scanned the opposite side of the house. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I scanned his physiognomy, which varied as he spoke, yet was beautiful in every change. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Typist: Ted