Definition: 1. The act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region. 2. An image produced by scanning. 3. Examine minutely or intensely. 4. Examine hastily. 5. Make a wide, sweeping search of.
Use 'scan' in a sentence:
1. Most women will be offered an ultrasound scan during pregnancy, although it's not obligatory.
2. I had an ultrasound scan to see how the pregnancy was progressing.
3. Import your scanned images from the scanner and save as a JPG file.
4. Designs can also be scanned in from paper.
5. When you cross the finish line you'll be given a bar code and you take this to one of the run volunteers, who will scan it.
6. Once they return to the hive, this materials can be detected, and a scan of the chip will reveal the appropriate location.
7. My fingers scan a book in braille.
8. He was rushed to hospital for a brain scan.
9. We've performed an exhaustive scan on your computer, but we couldn't find any malicious software.
10. Their approach is to scan every checked-in bag with a bomb detector.
11. When picking up a child, the adult provides a driver's license and then submits to an eye scan.
12. The entire paper contents of all libraries will eventually be scanned into computers.
13. Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Website you've visited.
14. They might say, "Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh" or look at their watch or scan the surroundings or fidget.
15. "Here," he said; "scan this big animal, and grant me an opinion."
16. The researchers also note that dogs scan faces as a whole to sense how people are feeling, instead of focusing on a given feature.
17. The disk has no viruses — I've scanned it already.
18. Further scans are required to confirm the diagnosis of an abnormality.
19. Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly paid human lawyers.
20. She scanned his face anxiously.
21. The researchers think that they can attach the sensors to cardboard boxes, and then supermarkets can scan the sensors with a portable device to see how ripe the fruit inside is.
22. She scanned the crowd on the off chance of seeing someone she knew.
23. Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the websites you've visited.
24. The woman got a full body scan at a hospital in the city of Qingdao.
25. Do you read it, scan it or skip over it to something shorter?
26. He raised the binoculars to his eye again, scanning across the scene.
27. I haven't read much into it as yet. I've only just scanned through it.
28. Not all ISPs are equipped to scan for viruses.
29. He had written a few poems. Sid told him they didn't scan.
30. Quick—come to the light—let me scan thee well!
31. We solved this problem during the scan mentioned above.
32. This means you complete all your details online and scan and upload any relevant documents such as a copy of your passport and degree certificates.
33. The specialist who carried out the brain scan thought Tim's chances of survival were still slim.
34. I just had a quick scan through your book again.
35. He scanned the horizon for any sign of land.
36. She scanned through the newspaper over breakfast.
37. The store's card reader failed to scan the card's magnetic strip.
38. She was nervous and kept scanning the crowd for Paul.
39. Pictures are scanned into a form of digital information that computers can recognize.
40. Text and pictures can be scanned into the computer.
41. This line doesn't scan.
42. The ship's radar scanned the sea ahead.
43. Concealed video cameras scan every part of the compound.
44. How do I scan a photo and attach it to an email?
45. A new technological marvel was invented at Cambridge University in England, the scanning electron microscope.
46. This software is designed to scan all new files for viruses.
47. She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspapers.
48. For these tools, the question might be in two parts: Given an arbitrary receipt, can you scan it sufficiently well to extract data?
49. Their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease.
50. A brain scan last Friday finally set his mind at rest.
51. I scanned the list quickly for my name.
52. Brain scans have confirmed that the disease is in remission.
