scan

[ skan ]
/ skæn /

verb (used with object), scanned, scan·ning.

verb (used without object), scanned, scan·ning.

noun

Origin of scan

1350–1400; Middle English scannen, variant of *scanden < Late Latin scandere to scan verse, Latin: to climb (see ascend)

OTHER WORDS FROM scan

scan·na·ble, adjective self-scanned, adjective un·scan·na·ble, adjective un·scanned, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH scan

scam scan

Definition for scan (2 of 2)

Scan.

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British Dictionary definitions for scan

scan
/ (skæn) /

verb scans, scanning or scanned

noun

the act or an instance of scanning
med
  1. the examination of a part of the body by means of a scannera brain scan; ultrasound scan
  2. the image produced by a scanner

Derived forms of scan

scannable, adjective

Word Origin for scan

C14: from Late Latin scandere to scan (verse), from Latin: to climb

Medical definitions for scan

scan
[ skăn ]

v.

To move a finely focused beam of light or electrons in a systematic pattern over a surface in order to reproduce or sense and subsequently transmit an image.
To examine a body or a body part with a CAT scanner or similar scanning apparatus.
To search stored computer data automatically for specific data.

n.

The act or an instance of scanning.
Examination of a body or body part by a CAT scanner or similar scanning apparatus.
A picture or an image that is produced by this means.

Other words from scan

scanna•ble adj. scanner n.