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scanning

scanning

4 3.5
Capturing an object's three-dimensional shape with a laser or light tool to make a digital model
  • noun
  • /ˈskænɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : escaneo 3D
  • Recent advancements in 3-D imaging and scanning technologies are making your "virtual presence" a real possibility.
  • laser scanning
  • scanning microscopy
  • scanning probe

So this is an IR blaster depth camera that allows for faster meshing and scanning of rooms and near field objects.

Examples

  • Today, investigators have a different tool: 3D laser scanning.

    NOVA: Cold Case JFK (2013)

  • We'll install a new holographic scanning system.

    A Scanner Darkly (2006)

  • Together they make up what those in the scanning business call a "point cloud."

    Academic text (2009)

  • One significant application of laser scanning is monitoring structural integrity.

    Academic text (2009)

  • To obtain a complete image of the limb, compound scanning can be used.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The application of 3-D laser scanning to archaeology is still being explored, which is where CyArk comes in.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Depending on the length of the residual limb, the total scanning time is 12-15 minutes.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Both horizontal and vertical scanning modes have been developed for residual limb scanning.

    Academic text (2001)

  • It enables object and room scanning, photo and video effects, and precise placement of AR objects.

  • The artist used advanced 3D scanning techniques to create a digital model of the sculpture.

Synonyms

photogrammetry
vsscanning
  • Specialized
1 8.5

A way to make accurate maps and 3D models from photographs, often taken from the air or satellites

captures shape using laser or structured light devices rather than photos

Compounds

retinal scanning
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A security check that uses a picture of the back of the eye to find who a person is

iris scanning
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A way to check who someone is by looking at the coloured part of their eye

finger scanning
  • Specialized
3.8

To use a person's fingerprints to check who they are

How Thorough

candling
  • Specialized
1 7.9
to inspect
202 2.5
scanning
  • Specialized
4 3.5
to peek
119 1.1

Surface Forms

scanning singular
scannings plural

Morphology

scanning = scan (transparent) = scan + ing

The noun is a direct nominalization of the verb 'scan' describing the 3D data-capture process; the derivation is regular and semantically predictable.

Etymology

Scanning comes from an old Norse word skanna meaning 'to look at closely', the same root as the English scan. So 3D scanning is like 'looking' all around an object to measure its shape and make a digital model.