American Dictionary
Definition scan in American English
scan
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/skæn/
1
a medical test that uses a special piece of equipment to produce a picture of the inside of your body
Example
a brain scan
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2
an act of reading something very quickly, in order to get a general idea of its meaning or to find particular information
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