examine vs scan

scan vs examine

examine is not a noun while scan is a noun.

examine and scan both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examine	No	No	Yes	No
scan	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scan is a hyponym of examine; that is, scan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examine:

examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
scan: examine hastily

Other hyponyms of examine include search, x-ray, candle, autopsy, auscultate, survey, glance over, rake, run down, skim, peruse, scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock, look, search, inspect, check.

examine (noun)	scan (noun)
	the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
	an image produced by scanning

examine (verb)	scan (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning	obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
question closely	read metrically
question or examine thoroughly and closely	make a wide, sweeping search of
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect	move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to	examine hastily
	examine minutely or intensely
	conform to a metrical pattern

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