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Scans

Close investigation.

📖 Definitions of "Scans"

noun
  1. 1

    Close investigation.

  2. 2

    An instance of scanning.

    "The operators vacated the room during the scan."

  3. 3

    The result or output of a scanning process.

    "The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis."

verb
  1. 1

    To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.

    "She scanned the passage carefully but could not find what she was looking for."

  2. 2

    To look about for; to look over quickly.

    "He scanned the horizon."

  3. 3

    To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.

    "Pencil drawings don't scan very well."

  4. 4

    To read with an electronic device.

    "to scan a barcode; to scan a QR code"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scans"

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WordDefinition
readverb(transitive or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
run downverb(transitive, intransitive) To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
glance oververb(transitive) to quickly inspect something (newspaper, notes) with the eyes
skimnoun(transitive) To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.
rakenoun(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
analysesnoun(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
analysisnoun(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
analyticalOf or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
analyticsnounDiscovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.
analyzesverb(transitive) To subject to analysis.
assessmentsnounAn appraisal or evaluation.
browsesverbTo scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
clichesnounAlternative form of cliché. [(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.]
clichés(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.
clinicalnoun(medicine) Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).
crawlsverb(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
detailnounAn individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
discoveriesnounSomething discovered.
discussesverb(transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
evaluationsnounAn assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.

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