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image vs scan

scan vs image

image and scan both are nouns.

image and scan both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
image Yes No Yes No
scan Yes No Yes No
As nouns, scan is a hyponym of image; that is, scan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than image:
  • image: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
  • scan: an image produced by scanning
image (noun) scan (noun)
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) an image produced by scanning
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
an iconic mental representation
a standard or typical example
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
image (verb) scan (verb)
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
render visible, as by means of MRI read metrically
make a wide, sweeping search of
move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
examine hastily
examine minutely or intensely
conform to a metrical pattern
Difference between image and scan

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