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UK
/skˈænɪŋ/
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[ US /ˈskænɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈskænɪŋ/ ]
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
- the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
How To Use scanning In A Sentence
- High-frequency waves broadcast by the radar bounce off a person, scanning the in-and-out movement of the chest and more subtle, but also detectable, motion of the heartbeat against the chest wall.
- This makes is seem inevitable that the scanning device which supposedly generates higher-order experiences of our first-order visual experience would have to be almost as sophisticated and complex as the visual system itself.
- Because characteristic of electron gun job is restricted, scanning frequency included frequency and frequency two concepts.
- After the recording is finished, the tape rewinds and the deck starts scanning for commercials.
- Identification by retinal scanning is complicated by eye movements.
- Unwind by sitting quietly and mentally scanning your body from the crown of your head down.
- I jump off my bed and walk to my closet scanning the clothes, but not really looking, for my mind is recalling the events that happened earlier.
- A little more than a decade on, his most common mission is what is called an "overwatch," scanning the ground via infrared sensors and radioing what he sees to troops below. NYT > Home Page
- In addition, the microstructure measurements of the film characterized by scanning electronic microscopy show the evident 'cauliflower-like surface morphology and columnar structure.
- If you want the result in b&w, choose the "grayscale" option when scanning -- it is slightly better. Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals