unscanned
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Involving a technique that does not involve scanning, where an alternative technique that does involve scanning exists.
adj
Unobserved, unexamined, or unconsidered.
adj
Having no consistent meter.
Example Sentences
- "The scanned 1978 patient did better than the unscanned 1974 patient in 31% of pairs, whereas the unscanned 1974 patient did better than the scanned 1978 patient in only 7% of pairs."
- "Rescanning and replacement scanning of previously unscanned images, including those missed by the high-speed scanner operator or those considered inappropriate for processing by high-speed scanner[.]"
- "We recommend never taking unscanned work because it frequently results in problems for the transcriptionist."
- "This provided an input speed that exceeded the capability of unscanned image filmsetters. Unscanned filmsetter devices use a moving matrix grid or a stationary character grid with electromechanical control of character selection for photographic recording."
- "For unscanned modes which do not involve electronic or mechanical steering of the acoustic beam, the potential for significant temperature increase is the greatest"
- "This tiger-footed rage, when it shall find The harm of unscanned swiftness, will too late Tie leaden pounds to 's heels."
Etymology
From un- + scanned.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: un