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I will check the internet for at least an hour every morning scanning worldwide news to do with child abuse. So if you're constantly putting yourself in an environment where you're checking up on social economics or homelessness problems, if you keep yourself aware of it, you don't really have a day off.
Samantha Morton

Meaning of "scanning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCANNING

scanning  [ˈskænɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCANNING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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 SCANNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scan

Scan may refer to: Acronyms: ▪ Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry, a psychiatric diagnostic tool developed by WHO ▪ Shared Check Authorization Network, a database of bad check writers and collection agency for bad checks ▪ Space Communications and Navigation Program ▪ Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Businesses: ▪ Scan Furniture, a retail chain based in Washington, D.C. specializing in Scandinavian furniture ▪ Scan AB or Scan Foods UK Ltd, the Swedish and UK subsidiaries of the Finnish HKScan Oyj ▪ Seattle Community Access Network is the public access TV channel is Seattle, Washington ▪ Scan, a software company based in Provo, Utah Electronics or computer related: ▪ Counter-scanning, in physical micro and nanotopography measuring instruments like scanning probe microscope ▪ Elevator algorithm disk scheduling algorithm ▪ Image scanning ▪ Optical character recognition, optical recognition of...

Definition of scanning in the English dictionary

The definition of scanning in the dictionary is the act of examining with a scanner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCANNING


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCANNING

scandic
Scandinavia
Scandinavian
Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Shield
scandium
scannable
scanned
scanner
scanning device
scanning electron microscope
scansion
scansorial
scant
scantier
scantiest
scantily
scantiness
scantity

WORDS THAT END LIKE 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 scanning in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCANNING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scanning» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scanning

Translation of «scanning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCANNING

Find out the translation of scanning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «scanning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扫描
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la exploración
570 millions of speakers

English

scanning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्कैनिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسح الضوئي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сканирование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

digitalização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ক্যানিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balayage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengimbasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scannen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スキャニング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

검색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mindhai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்கேனிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कॅनिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tarama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scansione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skanowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сканування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scanare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σάρωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skandering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avsökning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skanning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scanning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCANNING»

The term «scanning» is very widely used and occupies the 11.478 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCANNING» OVER TIME

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «SCANNING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scanning.
1
Mike Marsh
The scanning of barcodes, or the reading of RFID transponders, generates data that is used in a software package to provide management or control information.
2
Samantha Morton
I will check the internet for at least an hour every morning scanning worldwide news to do with child abuse. So if you're constantly putting yourself in an environment where you're checking up on social economics or homelessness problems, if you keep yourself aware of it, you don't really have a day off.
3
Buffy Sainte-Marie
We also have the option of scanning in an image from outside the computer... a photo, or a sketch done with traditional tools; and we can then paint, manipulate, process, change, and further develop the image within the computer, watching our progress on the monitor.
4
Abraham Verghese
I'm the first to admit that the resolution of a hand feeling the belly doesn't compare with the resolution of a CAT scan scanning the belly, but only my hand can say that it hurts at this spot and not at this spot. Only my hand can say that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCANNING»

Discover the use of scanning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scanning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy: Methods and ...
This book is the first to provide a clear and comprehensive introduction to this subject.
Roland Wiesendanger, 1994
2
Scanning Probe Microscopy: The Lab on a Tip
Novel applications and the latest important results are also presented, and the book closes with a look at the future prospects of scanning probe microscopy, also discussing related techniques in nanoscience.
Ernst Meyer, Hans Josef Hug, Roland Bennewitz, 2004
3
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
This volume in the METHODS OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS Series describes the basics of scanning tunneling microscopy, provides a fundamental theoretical understanding of the technique and a thorough description of the instrumentation, and ...
‎1993
4
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
5
Handbook of Sample Preparation for Scanning Electron ...
Specimens range from inorganic, organic, biological, and geological samples to materials such as metals, polymers, and semiconductors which can exist as solids, liquids, and gases.
Patrick Echlin, 2011
6
Scanning Probe Microscopy: Electrical and Electromechanical ...
This comprehensive, two-volume set presents practical and theoretical issues of advanced scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques ranging from fundamental physical studies to device characterization, failure analysis, and nanofabrication.
Sergei V. Kalinin, Alexei Gruverman, 2007
7
Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning: Principles and ...
An advanced discussion, this text fills the void.
Jie Shan, Charles K. Toth, 2008
8
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Its Application
It examines limitations of the present-day investigations and provides hints about possible further trends. This second edition includes important new developments in the field.
Chunli Bai, 2000
9
Scanning Electron Microscope Optics and Spectrometers
This book contains proposals to redesign the scanning electron microscope, so that it is more compatible with other charged particle beam instrumentation and analytical techniques commonly used in surface science research.
Anjam Khursheed, 2011
10
Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis: Third ...
This text provides students as well as practitioners with a comprehensive introduction to the field of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray microanalysis. The authors emphasize the practical aspects of the techniques described.
‎2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCANNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scanning is used in the context of the following news items.
1
HP announces full 3D scanning with the $299 3D Capture Stage …
The Sprout houses these various scanning technologies within a 23-inch, full-HD touch-screen computer that is powered by an Intel Core i7 chip, runs both ... «3ders.org, Jun 15»
2
Iris-scanning smartphone puts paid to passwords in blink of an eye
Iris-scanning technology promises to kill the password with the launch of a new ... Fujitsu claims its new scanner will be faster and more accurate than face ... «The Guardian, May 15»
3
ZTE's Grand S3 smartphone scans eyes for authentication
ZTE is taking biometric authentication in a new direction with its Grand S3 smartphone, which lets users log into their phones with eye scanning. By including ... «PCWorld, Mar 15»
4
Facebook Must Face Lawsuit Over Scanning of Users' Messages …
Facebook Inc. must face a lawsuit accusing it of violating its users' privacy by scanning the content of messages they send to other users for advertising ... «NBCNews.com, Dec 14»
5
EasyJet's apps can now scan your passport for faster online check-in
If you frequently fly across Europe with EasyJet, good news: the popular airline has added passport scanning to its iOS and Android apps. So when you finish a ... «The Next Web, Oct 14»
6
United Airlines adds passport scanning to iOS, Android apps for …
United says the process is similar to check scanning in banking apps. The scanned data is sent to a third-party verification agency for security purposes. «Digital Trends, Aug 14»
7
Samsung eyes iris-scanning security for future phones
Smartphone makers are hot on biometrics, and Samsung may put iris-scanning biometric technology into its phones. Speaking at an investor forum Monday, ... «VentureBeat, May 14»
8
LinkedIn shuts down its CardMunch business card scanning app …
The note-taking service is already tied to LinkedIn; Premium users have been able to scan business cards with Evernote's iOS app since December, and then ... «The Next Web, May 14»
9
Google stops scanning student emails after California lawsuit
Google will no longer scan the emails of children using their services at schools around the world, after the search company permanently disabled adverts in its ... «The Guardian, May 14»
10
Swedish city introduces payment by hand scanning
Vein scanning terminals have been installed in 15 shops and restaurants in Lund thanks to an engineering student who came up with the idea two years ago ... «Phys.Org, Apr 14»

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