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Meaning of "optical scanning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPTICAL SCANNING

optical scanning  [ˈɒptɪkəl ˈskænɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPTICAL SCANNING

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Optical scanning is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OPTICAL SCANNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Optical reader

An optical reader is a device found within most computer scanners that captures visual information and translates the image into digital information the computer is capable of understanding and displaying. An example of optical readers are marksense systems for elections where voters mark their choice by filling a rectangle, circle or oval, or by completing an arrow. After the voting a tabulating device reads the votes using "dark mark logic", whereby the computer selects the darkest mark within a given set as the correct choice or vote. Marksense is also used extensively in such areas as lotteries and multiple choice tests.

Definition of optical scanning in the English dictionary

The definition of optical scanning in the dictionary is the activity of using an optical scanner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPTICAL SCANNING


banning
ˈbænɪŋ
canning
ˈkænɪŋ
caravanning
ˈkærəˌvænɪŋ
inspanning
ɪnˈspænɪŋ
Manning
ˈmænɪŋ
outmanning
ˌaʊtˈmænɪŋ
overmanning
ˌəʊvəˈmænɪŋ
overplanning
ˌəʊvəˈplænɪŋ
panning
ˈpænɪŋ
planning
ˈplænɪŋ
scanning
ˈskænɪŋ
suntanning
ˈsʌnˌtænɪŋ
tanning
ˈtænɪŋ
undermanning
ˌʌndəˈmænɪŋ
unmanning
ʌnˈmænɪŋ
vanning
ˈvænɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPTICAL SCANNING

optical character reader
optical character recognition
optical computer
optical crown
optical density
optical disc
optical disk
optical double star
optical fibre
optical flint
optical glass
optical illusion
optical isomer
optical isomerism
optical mark reading
optical mouse
optical pyrometer
optical rotation
optical scanner
optical sound

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPTICAL SCANNING

award-winning
cleaning
cunning
dinning
dunning
family planning
fanning
free-running
grinning
inning
long-running
pinning
running
spanning
spinning
stunning
thinning
tunning
up and running
urban planning
winning

Synonyms and antonyms of optical scanning in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «optical scanning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPTICAL SCANNING

Find out the translation of optical scanning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of optical scanning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «optical scanning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光学扫描
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escaneado óptico
570 millions of speakers

English

optical scanning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऑप्टिकल स्कैनिंग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المسح الضوئي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оптического сканирования
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

óptico de exploração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপটিক্যাল স্ক্যানিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balayage optique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengimbasan optik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

optische Scan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光学式走査
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pemindaian optis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quét quang học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆப்டிகல் ஸ்கேனிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑप्टिकल स्कॅनिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Optik tarama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scansione ottica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skanowania optycznego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оптичного сканування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scanare optică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οπτικής σάρωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

optiese skandering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

optisk skanning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

optisk skanning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of optical scanning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPTICAL SCANNING»

The term «optical scanning» is regularly used and occupies the 85.464 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPTICAL SCANNING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about optical scanning

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPTICAL SCANNING»

Discover the use of optical scanning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to optical scanning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Optical Scanning Holography with MATLAB®
Optical Scanning Holography with MATLAB® consists of tutorials (with numerous MATLAB® examples throughout the text) and research material, as well as new ideas and insights for graduate students, scientists, and engineers working in the ...
Ting-Chung Poon, 2007
2
Handbook of Optical and Laser Scanning, Second Edition
Carefully and meticulously updated in each iteration, the book continues to be the most comprehensive scanning resource on the market. It examines the breadth and depth of subtopics in the field from a variety of perspectives.
Gerald F. Marshall, Glenn E. Stutz, 2011
3
Optical Scanning
The first three chapters cover gaussian beam characteristics, system lens design, and image quality, forming a framework that clarifies and serves the scanning process.
Gerald F. Marshall, 1991
4
Unified Optical Scanning Technology
Written by an award-winning leader in the field, this is a thoroughly integrated overview of the many facets and disciplines of optical scanning.
Leo Beiser, 2005
5
Mono-Cycle Photonics and Optical Scanning Tunneling ...
Deals with both the ultrashort laser-pulse technology in the few- to mono-cycle region and the laser-surface-controlled scanning-tunneling microscopy (STM) extending into the spatiotemporal extreme technology.
Mikio Yamashita, Hidemi Shigekawa, Ryuji Morita, 2005
6
Contemporary Optical Image Processing with MATLAB
This book serves two purposes: first to introduce readers to the concepts of geometrical optics, physical optics and techniques of optical imaging and image processing, and secondly to provide them with experience in modeling the theory and ...
T.-C. Poon, P.P. Banerjee, 2001
7
Atomic Force Microscopy/Scanning Tunneling Microscopy 3
U. T. DiIrig, D. W. Pohl, and F. Rohner, Near-field optical-scanning microscopy. J Appl. Phys.. 59:3318-3327(1986). 2. U. Ch. Fischer, U. T. DUrig. and D. W. Pohl, Near-field optical scanning microscopy in reflection, Appl, Phys. Lett.
Samuel H. Cohen, Marcia L. Lightbody, 1999
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Three Dimensional Surface Topography
2.5 Non-optical scanning microscopy Some optical scanning instruments or microscopes have been described in the last section, in which some real optical lenses are involved. However, there are some scanning microscopes that do not  ...
Ken J Stout, Liam Blunt, 2000
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Guide to ASTM Test Methods for the Analysis of Petroleum ...
Seven mL of this is transferred into a glass vial that is inserted into an optical scanning device. The change in light transmission through the glass vial containing the above mixture is recorded by scanning the vial vertically with the optical ...
R. A. Nadkarni, 2007
10
Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast ...
Optical scanning is able to penetrate deeply into the breast and do so without using ionizing radiation. To take an optical scan of the breast, an image pad is simply placed over the breast. An image can be taken in less than 30 seconds without ...
National Cancer Policy Board, Committee on the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Laura Newman, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPTICAL SCANNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term optical scanning is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN) Issues Q3 Earnings Guidance
The Company's Scanners and Services Segment offers iTero intraoral scanner, which utilizes laser and optical scanning to capture the ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»
2
Align Technology (ALGN) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday
The Company's Scanners and Services Segment offers iTero intraoral scanner, which utilizes laser and optical scanning to capture the contours of the patient's ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
3
Align Technology's Buy Rating Reiterated at Roth Capital (ALGN)
The Company's Scanners and Services Segment offers iTero intraoral scanner, which utilizes laser and optical scanning to capture the ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
4
Align Technology Given "Buy" Rating at Roth Capital (ALGN)
The Company's Scanners and Services Segment offers iTero intraoral scanner, which utilizes laser and optical scanning to capture the contours of the patient's ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
5
As New Horizons Reaches Pluto, Arguments Will Be Settled And …
The probe's cameras will scan the two small bodies with the pushbroom method of optical scanning. The probe's computer will step through a ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
6
Align Technology Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages …
The Company's Scanners and Services Segment offers iTero intraoral scanner, which utilizes laser and optical scanning to capture the ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»
7
motionQR Unites with Elliott Data Systems to Create the Next …
... QR Codes, motionQR eliminates any risk of information manipulation or duplication by leveraging optical scanning and localized decryption. «PR.com, Jul 15»
8
Why PCOS refurbishment is Comelec's priority
Guia said they are also mindful of public acceptance of the optical scanning system at the precinct level. They feel that it is the "system that will ... «ABS CBN News, Jul 15»
9
Brokerages Set Align Technology PT at $68.00 (NASDAQ:ALGN)
The Company's Scanners and Services Segment offers iTero intraoral scanner, which utilizes laser and optical scanning to capture the ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
10
Align Technology Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from …
The Company's Scanners and Services Segment offers iTero intraoral scanner, which utilizes laser and optical scanning to capture the ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Optical scanning [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/optical-scanning>. Apr 2024 ».
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