scanner
3
9.9
- noun
- /ˈskænər/
- Literature
:
analista de la métrica
- His role as a scanner allowed him to delve deeply into the metrical patterns of classic verse.
Examples
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The poetry workshop featured a guest scanner who taught us how to analyze each poem's syllable stress.
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I became a scanner and an observer where nothing would get past me.
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Yes, Walter was a scanner.
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OfficeDrop provides an award-winning online digital filing system and Mac scanner software.
Blog text (29) -
The process of training with field-enhancement techniques, even if they are rejected, makes the individual more aware of his or her field and a better scanner—and thus a safer and more confident traveler.
Academic text (2004) -
As a trained scanner, she could easily identify the rhythm of the poem and its underlying structure.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
3.8
A machine that reads printed pages and saves them as computer files
- Specialized
1
3.0
A machine that makes detailed pictures of the inside of the body using X-ray images from different angles
- Specialized
1
3.5
A device that scans radio frequencies to find signals and listen to radio messages
- Specialized
1
3.5
Machine that makes pictures showing activity in the body to find cancer
- Specialized
1
4.1
A machine that makes pictures of the inside of the body using sound waves
- Specialized
A machine that uses X-rays to make detailed 3D pictures of the inside of the body
- Specialized
A machine that makes detailed pictures showing where the body uses energy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scanner (the person who studies poetry) comes from the same root scandere 'to climb'. A poetic scanner 'climbs' over each syllable to mark stresses and rhythm, so the origin explains why a scanner checks the pattern and movement of a verse.