line scan

noun

A scan of a single line.

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Meanings

nounline scan (plural line scans)

plural line scans · alternative linescan

  1. A scan of a single line.
  2. An image built up from such scans.
  3. artsA camera that produces such images.

Origin

From line + scan.

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Cite this entry
APA

line scan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20scan

MLA

“line scan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20scan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line scan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20scan.

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