scanner, n.
(scanners)
(scanners)
a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
<noun.artifact>
electronic scanner scanner
sample sentences
"they used scanners to monitor police radio channels"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
<noun.artifact>
scanner
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
<noun.artifact>
digital scanner image scanner scanner
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
<noun.person>
scanner
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym