Scan vs Cursory - What's the difference?
scan | cursory |
To examine sequentially, part by part.
(computing) To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
To look about for.
(poetry) To fit or conform to a specific meter.
(obsolete) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
An instance of scanning.
The result or output of a scanning process.
hasty; superficial; careless
(obsolete) Running about; not stationary.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between scan and cursory
is that scan is (obsolete) to mount by steps; to go through with step by step while cursory is (obsolete) running about; not stationary.As a verb scan
is to examine sequentially, part by part.As a noun scan
is an instance of scanning.As an adjective cursory is
hasty; superficial; careless.scan
English
Verb
(scann)- He scanned the horizon.
Noun
(en noun)- The operators vacated the room during the scan .
- The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis.
See also
* pan and scan * scanlate * scanlation * scanlator * scannerExternal links
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* English contranymscursory
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance.
