scanner, electronic scanner
(noun) a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition; “they used scanners to monitor police radio channels”
scanner
(noun) a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
scanner, digital scanner, image scanner
(noun) an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
scanner
(noun) someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scanner (plural scanners)
A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.
A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
One who scans.
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Source: Wiktionary
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
