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forescan

forescan noun: a scan from the front or exterior side.

Noun

forescan (countable and uncountable, plural forescans)

  1. (rare) A scan from the front or exterior side.
    Antonyms:
    backscan

Verb

forescan (third-person singular simple present forescans, present participle forescanning, simple past and past participle forescanned)

  1. (dated, rare, transitive) To scan something from the front or exterior side.

Antonyms of forescan

Forms of forescan

Noun
pluralforescans
Verb
third-person singular presentforescans
present participleforescanning
past participleforescanned
pastforescanned

Origin of forescan

From fore- + scan.

Questions about forescan

What does forescan mean?
Forescan means a scan from the front or exterior side.
What part of speech is forescan?
Forescan can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of forescan?
The plural of forescan is forescans.

Words near forescan in the dictionary

  1. foresaving
  2. foresaw
  3. foresay
  4. foresaying
  5. foresays
  6. forescan
  7. forescanned
  8. forescanning
  9. forescans
  10. forescent
  11. forescented

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