Scanning

/ˈskænɪŋ/

Synonyms for "scanning" (95 found)

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Closest matches (19)

alliterative meteranalyzing antispasticautomatic trackingcadenced classifying collatingcomputer technologycomputer typesettingcomputing dactylicdata processingdata retrievaldata transmission

Adjective(1 words)

archival processing

Noun(4 words)

browse browsing crawlingdiagnostic imaging

Strong matches (29)

Noun(8 words)

digital copydigitising examination examine glancing imaging inspection perusal

edpelectronic data processingflector tuninghigh-speed data handlingiambicinterlaced scanninglocking onlocking signalsmachine computationmapping measure measured meter metric metricalmetrical patternmetrics mixing monitoring numbers

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phase adjustment

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pinpointingprecision focusingprosodicprosodic patternprosody pyrrhicquantitative meterradar navigationradar-telephone relayrange findingreporting rhythmic rhythmicalscan conversionscansion shadingsignal modulationsorting spondaic stabreim

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switchingsyllabic metertelecasting televising three-pointing tracking triangulationtriggering signalstrochaicvers libreversification

Noun(16 words)

radiograph radiographyrapid readingreading techniqueriffling scanscanned imagescreening searchsearch methodsearching skim skimming survey surveying sweep

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More general

17 entries

descriptive adjectivediagnostic proceduredigital artifactdigital imageevaluation examination imaginginformation retrievalinspectionliterature reviewmeasurementmedical imagingphotographyreading strategyreplication reproduction

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More specific

25 entries

3D scanningCT scanCT scanningMRI scanMRI scanningPET scanPET scanningarea scanningdatabase querydetailed inspectiondigital copydocument scanfrequency sweepkeyword scanningkeyword searchline by line scanning

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Collocations

13 entries

CT scanningMRI scanningPET scanningdata scanningdocument scanningmedical scanningscanning datascanning electron microscopyscanning methodscanning processscanning protocolscanning techniqueultrasound scanning

Inflections

5 entries

more scanningmost scanningscanned scannings scans

Derivations

7 entries

rescan scan scannability scannable scannably scanner scanningly

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Security experts believe Apple’s fingerprint scanning technology senses whether a digit is attached to a living human, so severed phalanges should prove unsuccessful for unlocking a stolen iPhone.

Source: tatoeba (2762001)

The eagle perched atop the cliff, scanning the valley spread out beneath it.

Source: tatoeba (3764946)

Dan spent hours scanning dozens of pages of Linda's diary.

Source: tatoeba (4009372)

Sami was scanning the backyard.

Source: tatoeba (7266155)

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