Synonyms of scan

1. scan, examination, scrutiny: usage: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
2. scan, CAT scan, picture, image, icon, ikon: usage: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"

1. scan, examine, see: usage: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
2. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down, examine, see: usage: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
3. scan, search: usage: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
4. scan, conform: usage: conform to a metrical pattern
5. scan, move, displace: usage: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
6. scan, declaim, recite: usage: read metrically; "scan verses"
7. read, scan, interpret, construe, see: usage: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"