Scanned

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scan \Scan\ (sk[a^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scanned} (sk[a^]nd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Scanning}.] [L. scandere, scansum, to climb,
     to scan, akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. F. scander.
     Cf. {Ascend}, {Descend}, {Scale} a ladder.]
     1. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [Obs.]
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              Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse,
        marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is
        composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of;
        to recite metrically.
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     3. To go over and examine point by point; to examine with
        care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize.
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              The actions of men in high stations are all
              conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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     4. To examine quickly, from point to point, in search of
        something specific; as, to scan an article for mention of
        a particular person.
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     5. (Electronics) To form an image or an electronic
        representation of, by passing a beam of light or electrons
        over, and detecting and recording the reflected or
        transmitted signal.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scan
       n 1: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed
            region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his
            binoculars"
       2: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan";
          "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn: {CAT scan}]
       v 1: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the
            X-ray"
       2: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while
          waiting for the taxi" [syn: {skim}, {rake}, {glance over},
           {run down}]
       3: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the
          night sky"
       4: conform to a metrical pattern
       5: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an
          image
       6: read metrically; "scan verses"
       7: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be
          read by the computer" [syn: {read}]
       [also: {scanning}, {scanned}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scanned
       See {scan}