Definition of scan

"scan" in the noun sense

1. scan

the act of scanning systematic examination of a prescribed region

"he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"

2. scan, CAT scan

an image produced by scanning

"he analyzed the brain scan"

"you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"

"scan" in the verb sense

1. scan

examine minutely or intensely

"the surgeon scanned the X-ray"

2. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down

examine hastily

"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

3. scan

make a wide, sweeping search of

"The beams scanned the night sky"

4. scan

conform to a metrical pattern

5. scan

move a light beam over in electronics, to reproduce an image

6. scan

read metrically

"scan verses"

7. read, scan

obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources

"This dictionary can be read by the computer"

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scan in Scrabble®

The word scan is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters scan:

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