scan

/skæn/ noun B1

Of written things, a careful reading.
Of written things, a cursory reading: a skim.
An instance of scanning. · The operators vacated the room during the scan.
The result or output of a scanning process. · The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis.
A higher-order function that applies a binary operation to a sequence of values, starting with an accumulator, and returns a new sequence with the results.

Plural scans

+ Save to review

Other matches

scan To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically B2

Learn scan in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account