scanner

scan·ner

S0121250 (skăn′ər)n.1. One that scans: a scanner of newspapers.2. A receiver that continuously broadcasts signals it detects from specified radio frequencies: heard about the robbery over the police scanner.3. An optical scanner.4. A device, such as a CT scanner or PET scanner, for observing internal organs, tissues, and other parts of the body.

scanner

(ˈskænə) n1. a person or thing that scans2. (Electronics) a device, usually electronic, used to measure or sample the distribution of some quantity or condition in a particular system, region, or area3. (Telecommunications) an aerial or similar device designed to transmit or receive signals, esp radar signals, inside a given solid angle of space, thus allowing a particular region to be scanned4. (Medicine) any of various devices used in medical diagnosis to obtain an image of an internal organ or part. See CAT scanner, nuclear magnetic resonance scanner, ultrasound scanner5. informal a television outside broadcast vehicle6. (Computer Science) short for optical scanner7. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing an electronic device which scans printed material and converts it to digital form

scan•ner

(ˈskæn ər)

n. 1. a person or thing that scans. 2. optical scanner. See under optical scanning. 3. a radio receiver that continuously tunes to preselected frequencies, broadcasting any signal that it detects. 4. a device for examining a body, organ, or tissue. Compare CAT scanner, PET scanner, sonogram. [1550–60]

scanner

An input device collecting data by recording brightness values for small areas as it moves across a surface.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scanner - someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllablesreviewer, referee, reader - someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
	2.	scanner - an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computerdigital scanner, image scannerdata input device, input device - a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational deviceelectronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
	3.	scanner - a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad areadish aerial, dish antenna, saucer, dish - directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
	4.	scanner - a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels"electronic scannerdetector - electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

Translations

扫描器

scan

(skӕn) – past tense, past participle scanned – verb1. to examine carefully. He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship. 仔細觀看 细看2. to look at quickly but not in detail. She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder. 瀏覽 浏览3. to pass radar beams etc over. The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft. (用雷達等)掃視 扫描4. to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer. 掃瞄(圖文等以儲存在電腦內) 扫描5. to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray. They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs. 用超音波和X光檢查身體內部或某物 通过激光或X光对身体进行扫描6. to fit into a particular rhythm or metre. The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly. 符合格律 （诗歌）符合韵律 nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report. 掃瞄 扫描ˈscanner noun a machine etc that scans. Scanners are machines that show the contents of your luggage on a scereen; an ultrasound scanner; an optical scanner. 掃瞄器 扫描器

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