Hyphenation of scanning

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word scanning ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

scan-ning

Definitions of scanning :

1.	The process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
2.	The act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
3.	Examine minutely or intensely The surgeon scanned the X-ray
4.	Examine hastily She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
5.	Make a wide, sweeping search of The beams scanned the night sky
6.	Conform to a metrical pattern
7.	Move a light beam over In electronics, to reproduce an image
8.	Read metrically Scan verses
9.	Obtain data from magnetic tapes This dictionary can be read by the computer

Synonyms of scanning :

noun	photography
noun	reproduction, replication

Last hyphenations of this language

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