7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
noun someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
noun an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
noun a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
originEtymology tree English scan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scanner From scan + -er.
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