full body scanner

noun

A device used in some airports and train stations that creates an image of a person's naked body through their clothing to look for hidden objects without physically removing their clothes or making physical contact.

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Meanings

nounfull body scanner (plural full body scanners)

plural full body scanners · alternative full-body scanner

  1. A device used in some airports and train stations that creates an image of a person's naked body through their clothing to look for hidden objects without physically removing their clothes or making physical contact.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 人體掃描安檢儀 /人体扫描安检仪
  • 人體掃描安檢儀 /人体扫描安检仪 (réntǐ sǎomiáo ānjiǎnyí)device
Finnish vartaloskanneri
  • vartaloskanneridevice
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APA

full body scanner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20body%20scanner

MLA

“full body scanner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20body%20scanner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full body scanner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20body%20scanner.

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