nnoun.personsomeone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllablesDerivationally Related Form:scan
Hypernyms:reader referee reviewer
Inherited Hypernyms:scannerreviewercriticevaluatorauthorityexpertpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:scannerreviewercriticevaluatorauthorityexpertpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactan electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computerSynset:digital scanner image scanner
Derivationally Related Form:scan
Hypernyms:data input device input device electronic device
Inherited Hypernyms:scannerdata input deviceperipheralelectronic equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:scannerelectronic devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad areaDerivationally Related Form:scan
Hypernyms:dish dish aerial dish antenna saucer
Inherited Hypernyms:scannerdishdirectional antennaantennaelectrical devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or conditionSynset:electronic scanner
Examples:- they used scanners to monitor police radio channels
Derivationally Related Form:scan
Hypernyms:detector
Inherited Hypernyms:scannerdetectorelectronic equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity