scanning
Syllables: scan·ning/ˈskænɪŋ/
scanning is the present participle and gerund of scan.
Meaning of scan
Verb
scan (third-person singular simple present scans, present participle scanning, simple past and past participle scanned)
- 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.
- To look about for; to look over quickly.
- To create an image of something with the use of a scanner.
- to scan a photograph
- To read with an electronic device.
- to scan a barcode
Noun
scanning (plural scannings)
- The act of something being scanned.
- In the other case the scanner performs a given number of scannings, thus giving an automatic display of the complete set of measuring points.1994, IGIC, Inc. Staff, Fiber Optic Sensors, page 147
- In the dispute with the RMT about scanning tickets, Jackson said it was the right thing to do to pay conductors something to scan tickets. Northern pays two pence per scan, Jackson noted, adding that ticket scanning helps to cut fraud and increase staff visibility.2024 February 7, Philip Haigh, “Network News: TPE MD: consider impact of strikes on passengers”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 11
Forms of scanning
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Words formed from scanning
- angioscanning
- autoscanning
- B-scanning
- differential scanning calorimetry
- hyperscanning
- low-dose CT scanning
- microscanning
- monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope
- multiscanning
- neuroscanning
- noninterlaced scanning
- nonscanning
- radioscanning
- scanning electron micrograph
- scanning electron microscope
- scanning electron microscopy
- scanningly
- scanning transmission electron microscope
- scanning tunneling microscope
Phrases with scanning
Questions about scanning
- What does scanning mean?
- Scanning means the act of something being scanned.
- What is scanning the present participle and gerund of?
- Scanning is the present participle and gerund of scan.
- What part of speech is scanning?
- Scanning is a noun.
- How do you pronounce scanning?
- Scanning is pronounced /ˈskænɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of scanning?
- The plural of scanning is scannings.
Words near scanning in the dictionary
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