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line scan

line scan noun: a scan of a single line.

Noun

line scan (plural line scans)

  1. A scan of a single line.
  2. An image built up from such scans.
  3. A camera that produces such images.

Forms of line scan

pluralline scans
alternative formlinescan

Origin of line scan

From line + scan.

Questions about line scan

What does line scan mean?
Line scan means a scan of a single line.
What part of speech is line scan?
Line scan is a noun.
What is the plural of line scan?
The plural of line scan is line scans.

Words near line scan in the dictionary

  1. line outs
  2. line plot
  3. line plots
  4. line printer
  5. line printers
  6. line scan
  7. line scans
  8. line segment
  9. line segments
  10. line shaft
  11. line shafting

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