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scanning

  • noun
  • scan·ning
  • /ˈskænɪŋ/

The act of something being scanned.

Related words

  • angioscanning
  • autoscanning
  • hyperscanning
  • microscanning
  • multiscanning
  • neuroscanning
  • nonscanning
  • radioscanning
  • scanningly
  • B-scanning
  • low-dose CT scanning
  • scanning electron micrograph

Example sentences

  • “He was walking carefully, scanning the road.”

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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “scanning” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.