释义 |
scanning I. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of scannen to scan 1. : scansion 2. : minute, thorough, critical, or judicial examination 3. : the process of analyzing by means of an electron beam that moves usually in successive lines the light and dark values that constitute a picture or image and of translating these values into corresponding electrical values for transmission by facsimile or television; also : the reverse process by means of which a receiver synthesizes the picture or image II. adjective Etymology: from present participle of scan (I) : minutely scrutinizing |