scannable

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US/ˈskænəbəl/US/ˈskænəbl̩/

adjective

That can be scanned; suitable for scanning.

OriginEnglish scan ← Middle English scanne ← Latin scandō →
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Meanings

adjectivescannable (comparative more scannable, superlative most scannable)

comparative more scannable · superlative most scannable

  1. That can be scanned; suitable for scanning.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  2. Proto-Italic*skandō
  3. Latinscandō
  4. Middle Englishscanden
  5. Middle Englishscanne
  6. Englishscan
  7. Englishscannable

From scan + -able.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scannable

cannable
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Cite this entry
APA

scannable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scannable

MLA

“scannable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scannable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scannable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scannable.

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