- scan
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 examination by a machineADJECTIVE▪ body, whole-body▪ bone, brain, iris, retina, retinal▪ CAT, CT, MRI, PET, ultrasound▪ antivirus, virus▪ routineVERB + SCAN▪ get, have, obtain, undergo▪ carry out, do, perform, run, take▪ order▪ interpretSCAN + VERB▪ confirm sth, indicate sth, reveal sth, show sth▪
A scan revealed a small fracture in the hip area.
SCAN + NOUN▪ data, resultsPREPOSITION▪ scan of▪The doctors took a scan of his thigh bone.
2 quick lookADJECTIVE▪ cursory, quick▪A quick scan of the local paper revealed nothing.
PREPOSITION▪ scan of{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 lookADVERB▪ carefully▪ anxiously, frantically, nervously▪She scanned the street nervously, looking for the two men.
▪ slowly▪ briefly, quickly, rapidly▪ constantly▪ mentally, visuallyPREPOSITION▪ for▪I scanned the paper for news.
▪ across, around, down, through▪My eyes scanned across the horizon.
▪He scanned through the web pages.
2 copy using a scannerADVERB▪ automatically▪ digitally, electronically, opticallyScan is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
