Unscanned

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not having been scanned. not-comparable

    "The scanned 1978 patient did better than the unscanned 1974 patient in 31% of pairs, whereas the unscanned 1974 patient did better than the scanned 1978 patient in only 7% of pairs."

  2. 2
    Involving a technique that does not involve scanning, where an alternative technique that does involve scanning exists. not-comparable

    "This provided an input speed that exceeded the capability of unscanned image filmsetters. Unscanned filmsetter devices use a moving matrix grid or a stationary character grid with electromechanical control of character selection for photographic recording."

  3. 3
    Unobserved, unexamined, or unconsidered. not-comparable

    "This tiger-footed rage, when it shall find The harm of unscanned swiftness, will too late Tie leaden pounds to 's heels."

  4. 4
    Having no consistent meter. not-comparable

    "The music of the measured, scanned verse of Latin and Greek poetry is one thing ; the music of the rhymed, unscanned verse of Villon and the old French poets, la poe'sie chante'e, is another."

Etymology

From un- + scanned.

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