scanner
(noun)
noun
1. someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
Definition categories: person, reader, referee, reviewer
2. an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
Definition categories: man–made
3. a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
Definition categories: man–made, dish, saucer
4. a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
- they used scanners to monitor police radio channels
Definition categories: man–made, detector
Sentences with scanner as a noun:
- He put the picture in the scanner, then e-mailed a copy of it to his family.