unscanned

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unscanned

Rhymes with -ænd

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From un- + scanned.

adjective

  1. not comparable Not having been scanned. 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.
  2. not comparable Involving a technique that does not involve scanning, where an alternative technique that does involve scanning exists. 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.
  3. not comparable Unobserved, unexamined, or unconsidered. This tiger-footed rage, when it shall find The harm of unscanned swiftness, will too late Tie leaden pounds to 's heels.
  4. not comparable Having no consistent meter. The music of the measured, scanned verse of Latin and Greek poetry is one thing ; the music of the rhymed, unscanned verse of Villon and the old French poets, la poe'sie chante'e, is another.

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"unscanned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unscanned. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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unscanned. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unscanned

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"unscanned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unscanned.

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@misc{unscanned_2026,
  title = {unscanned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unscanned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}