scanner
pronunciation
How to pronounce scanner in British English:
UK [ˈskænə(r)]
How to pronounce scanner in American English:
US [ˈskænɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
- an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
- a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
- a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal or condition
Word Origin
- scanner (n.)
- 1550s, "person who examines critically," agent noun from scan (v.). From 1927 as a type of mechanical device, in mid-20c. use especially of radar and medical devices; later of computer accessories.
Example
- 1. How will the food scanner of the future work ?
- 2. This app turns the android camera into a barcode scanner .
- 3. The scanner captured images of their brain activity during these exercises .
- 4. Volkow 's scanner was equipped to detect even marginal changes in glucose metabolism .
- 5. All you need is a scanner to turn the documents into digital files .