scanner : Idioms & Phrases


cat scanner

  • noun a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes
    CAT scanner.
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computerized axial tomography scanner

  • noun a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes
    CAT scanner.
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digital scanner

  • noun an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
    digital scanner; scanner.
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electronic scanner

  • noun a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
    scanner.
    • they used scanners to monitor police radio channels
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image scanner

  • noun an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
    digital scanner; scanner.
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pet scanner

  • noun a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
    PET scanner.
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positron emission tomography scanner

  • noun a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
    PET scanner.
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