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upscan

upscan noun: an upward scan.

Noun

upscan (plural upscans)

  1. An upward scan.
    • Here, we use decoupled-oscillator infrared spectroscopy to define the structural character of this phenomenon using similar down and upscan rates as in the calorimetric study.2016, Sander Woutersen, Michiel Hilbers, Zuofeng Zhao, C. Austen Angell, “Liquid-liquid transition in supercooled aqueous solution involving a low-temperature phase similar to low-density amorphous...

Forms of upscan

pluralupscans

Origin of upscan

From up- + scan.

Questions about upscan

What does upscan mean?
Upscan means an upward scan.
What part of speech is upscan?
Upscan is a noun.
What is the plural of upscan?
The plural of upscan is upscans.

Words near upscan in the dictionary

  1. upscaler
  2. upscalers
  3. upscales
  4. upscaling
  5. upscalings
  6. upscan
  7. upscans
  8. upscatter
  9. upscattered
  10. upscattering
  11. upscatterings

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