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SCANNING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("scanning" is a kind of...):
replication; reproduction (the act of making copies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("scanning" is a kind of...):
photography (the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces)
Derivation:
scan (move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb scan
Context examples:
NMRI makes better images of organs and soft tissue than other scanning techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) or x-ray.
(NMRI, NCI Dictionary)
This type of testing is distinct from complete gene sequencing or mutation scanning.
(Mutation Analysis, NCI Dictionary)
MRI makes better images of organs and soft tissue than other scanning techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) or x-ray.
(MRI, NCI Dictionary)
A scanning probe microscope that has nanometer resolution.
(Atomic Force Microscope, NCI Thesaurus)
A radioactive form of carbon that is used in positron emission tomography (PET) scanning.
(Carbon-11 acetate, NCI Dictionary)
The study involved scanning cross-sections of bamboo vascular tissue, the tissue that transports fluid and nutrients within the plant.
(Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, University of Cambridge)
They confirmed the ability of the device to detect nanoscaled objects of varying brightness by viewing the same samples with conventional scanning electron microscopy and confocal microscopy.
(Smartphone microscope detects nanoparticles and viruses, NIH)
PET scanning revealed that the brain circuits were functioning normally.
(Marmoset study gives insights into loss of pleasure in depression, University of Cambridge)
'Careful examination of the actual inspection strategies used by animals might reveal that they often employ active scanning behaviors as shortcuts to simplify complex visual pattern discrimination tasks,'
(Scientists Discover Bees Can Count Using Only Four Brain Cells, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The team from Cambridge University’s Department of Biochemistry and Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU) adapted low-temperature scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) to image the nanoscale architecture of tree cell walls in their living state.
(Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers, University of Cambridge)
