scanning >> skan
Definition: [verb] look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature.
Example: he raised his binoculars to scan the coast
Definition: [verb] cause (a surface, object, or part of the body) to be traversed by a detector or an electromagnetic beam.
Example: their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease
Definition: [verb] analyse the metre of (a line of verse) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm or by examining the pattern of feet or syllables.