scanned

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scanned - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scan \Scan\ (sk[a^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scanned (sk[a^]nd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Scanning.] [L. scandere, scansum, to climb,
     to scan, akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. F. scander.
     Cf. Ascend, Descend, Scale a ladder.]
     1. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [Obs.]
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              Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse,
        marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is
        composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of;
        to recite metrically.
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     3. To go over and examine point by point; to examine with
        care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize.
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              The actions of men in high stations are all
              conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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     4. To examine quickly, from point to point, in search of
        something specific; as, to scan an article for mention of
        a particular person.
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     5. (Electronics) To form an image or an electronic
        representation of, by passing a beam of light or electrons
        over, and detecting and recording the reflected or
        transmitted signal.
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