scanning

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskænɪŋ/

From the verb scan: (⇒ conjugate)
scanning is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scanning n (text, etc: looking over rapidly)lectura rápida nf + adj
 Scanning is a useful reading skill for students to learn.
 La lectura rápida es una técnica muy útil para los estudiantes.
scanning n (putting document, image through scanner)escaneo nm
  digitalización nf
 The printer can be used for the scanning of documents.
 Se puede usar la impresora para el escaneo de documentos.
scanning n (medical imaging)escaneo nm
 The machine enables the hospital to meet the high demand for the scanning of patients.
 La máquina permite al hospital cubrir la alta demanda de escaneo de pacientes.
scanning adj (document: putting through scanner)de escaneo loc adj
  de digitalización loc adj
 The computer is not communicating with the scanning device.
 La computadora no se está comunicando con el equipo de escaneo.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scan [sth] vtr (text, etc.: look over rapidly) (documento)ojear vtr
  echar un vistazo loc verb
 Jane scanned the document, checking for errors.
 Jane ojeó el documento en busca de errores.
scan [sth] vtr (examine visually) (informal)escanear vtr
  examinar vtr
  (horizonte)otear vtr
  echar un vistazo, echar una mirada loc verb
 Alison scanned the auditorium, trying to see if her friend was there.
 Paul scanned Daniel's face, trying to determine if he was serious or not.
 Alison escaneó el auditorio, para ver si su amiga estaba allí.
 Paul examinó la cara de Daniel para determinar si hablaba en serio o no.
scan [sth] vtr (document: put through scanner) (documento)escanear vtr
 Andy scanned the pages he wanted from the book.
 Andy escaneó las páginas del libro que quería.
scan [sb] vtr (medicine: examine [sb] by machine)escanear vtr
 The clinic scans women for breast cancer.
 La clínica escanea a las mujeres para ver si tienen cáncer.
scan [sth] vtr (medicine: examine [sth] by machine)analizar vtr
  escanear vtr
  examinar vtr
 The MRI machine scanned Leo's brain but found no tumors.
 La máquina de IRM analizó el cerebro de Leo pero no encontró tumores.
scan n (medical test by machine) (prueba)escáner nm
 The doctor sent Marcus to have a scan.
 El médico mandó a Marcus a hacerse un escáner.
scan n (document output by scanner)copia escaneada loc nom f
  (documento)escaneo nm
 This is a scan of the original document.
 Esta es una copia escaneada del documento original.
scan vi (poetry: conform to metric rules) (literatura: métrica)medir vtr
  (literatura: métrica)escandir vtr
 This verse doesn't scan.
 Este verso carece de métrica.
scan [sth] vtr (analyze: verse) (versos)analizar vtr
  medir vtr
  escandir vtr
 The teacher asked her class to scan the poem.
 La profesora le pidió a sus alumnos que analizaran el poema.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
scanning | scan
InglésEspañol
scanning electron microscope n (microscope using a moving electron beam)microscopio electrónico de barrido loc nom m
scanning tunneling microscope (US),
scanning tunnelling microscope (UK)
n
(physics: magnifying instrument)microscopio de barrido de efecto túnel loc nom m
signature scanning n (digital recognition of signed ID)escaneo de firmas, escaneado de firmas loc nom m
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