Dictionary Check: scanned

"scanned" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

verb

examine minutely or intensely

Example: "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
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verb

examine hastily

Example: "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
verb

make a wide, sweeping search of

Example: "The beams scanned the night sky"
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verb

conform to a metrical pattern

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verb

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

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verb

read metrically

Example: "scan verses"
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