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scan vs picture

picture vs scan

scan and picture both are nouns.

scan and picture both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scan Yes No Yes No
picture Yes No Yes No
As nouns, picture is a hypernym of scan; that is, picture is a word with a broader meaning than scan:
  • scan: an image produced by scanning
  • picture: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
Other hypernyms of scan include icon, ikon, image.
scan (noun) picture (noun)
the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
an image produced by scanning graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
a clear and telling mental image
a typical example of some state or quality
illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
the visible part of a television transmission
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
a graphic or vivid verbal description
a situation treated as an observable object
scan (verb) picture (verb)
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources show in, or as in, a picture
read metrically imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
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
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