scanning
(noun) the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
scanning
(noun) the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
read, scan
(verb) obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources; “This dictionary can be read by the computer”
scan
(verb) read metrically; “scan verses”
scan
(verb) make a wide, sweeping search of; “The beams scanned the night sky”
scan
(verb) move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down
(verb) examine hastily; “She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”
scan
(verb) examine minutely or intensely; “the surgeon scanned the X-ray”
scan
(verb) conform to a metrical pattern
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scanning
present participle of scan
scanning (plural scannings)
The act of something being scanned.
Source: Wiktionary
Scan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scanned; p. pr. & vb. n. Scanning.] Etym: [L. scandere, scansum, to climb, to scan, akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. F. scander. Cf. Ascend, Descend, Scale a ladder.]
1. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [Obs.] Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand. Spenser.
2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically.
3. To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize. The actions of men in high stations are all conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted. Atterbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
