Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 102 compound words that contain scan. The most common are listed below. Open scan in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- pan and scanFormatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image (especially 2.35:1 aspect ratio) cropped off.
- Virus scan
- progressive scanA method of displaying or transmitting an image or film in which all horizontal lines of a frame are drawn in sequence.
- body scanA device that scans a body for security or medical purposes.
- CT scanA computed tomography scan.
- CAT scanComputed axial tomography scan.
- B-scanAn ultrasonographic diagnostic test used to produce a two-dimensional, cross-sectional view of the eye and the orbit.
- NT scanA nuchal scan.
- scan codeAlternative form of scancode: A numeric code transmitted by a computer keyboard to indicate which keys are currently being pressed.
- scan codesplural of scan code: A numeric code transmitted by a computer keyboard to indicate which keys are currently being pressed.
- scan lineOne of the horizontal lines that compose a raster scanning pattern, as on a television or computer display.
- scan linesplural of scan line: One of the horizontal lines that compose a raster scanning pattern, as on a television or computer display.
- self-scanAn electronic system in a supermarket etc. allowing customers to scan the barcodes on their purchases and pay for them without the need for a cashier.
- bone scanAn X-ray of bone taken after injection of radioactive material that accumulates there and reveals its structure.
- nuchal scanAn ultrasound performed to help determine the chances that the foetus may develop chromosomal conditions such as Down syndrome.
- slit-scanA photographic and cinematographic process where a moveable slide, into which a slit has been cut, is inserted between the camera and the subject to be photographed. It can be used to achieve blurriness or deformity, or in creating flowing …
- helical scanA method of recording high-frequency signals on magnetic tape, used in several electronic media.
- scan doublerSynonym of flicker fixer: A piece of computer hardware that deinterlaces an output video signal, resulting in a less flickery display on some systems.
- nuchal translucency scanA nuchal scan.
- con-scanAbbreviation of conical scanning.
- line scanA scan of a single line.
- scan sheetA machine-readable sheet of paper on which a student indicates his or her answers to multiple-choice questions.
- scan sheetsplural of scan sheet: A machine-readable sheet of paper on which a student indicates his or her answers to multiple-choice questions.
- moisture scanThe use of a mechanical device (capacitance, infrared or nuclear) to detect the presence of moisture within an assembly.
- scan-a-thonAlternative form of scanathon: An event at which people digitize a large amount of archival material.
Compound words 102
- interscanOccurring between scans.
- scantronA device used to scan prepared forms used for multiple-choice and true-or-false testing.
- portscanTo scan (a network host) in order to detect open ports.
- scanlineAlternative spelling of scan line: One of the horizontal lines that compose a raster scanning pattern, as on a television or computer display.
- microscanA very small-scale scan
- scanlationThe process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga or Korean manhwa) into the translator's language, for free distribution over the Internet.
- scancodeA numeric code transmitted by a computer keyboard to indicate which keys are currently being pressed.
- multiscanmultisync
- scanlessScandalous, shameful.
- scannoA typographical error caused by optical character recognition (OCR) software, which may mistake a letter or set of letters for a letter or set of letters of similar shape.