scanning disk

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noun Television.

(in mechanical scanning) a disk with a line of holes spiraling in from its edge, rotated in front of a surface so as to expose a small segment as each hole passes before it for transmitting or reproducing a picture.

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Origin of scanning disk

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby scanning disk

Scandinavian, Scandinavian Shield, scandium, scandium oxide, scanner, scanning disk, scanning electron microscope, scanning force microscope, scanning line, scanning probe microscope, scanning tunneling microscope

How to use scanning disk in a sentence

Divide the dough in half and very gently pat each half into a round 1-inch-thick disk.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Pumpkin Pecan Pie|Carla Hall|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the scanning takes place, KSM is led down a long corridor flanked by chain-link fences.
9/11 Mastermind Is Afraid of the Ladies|Tim Mak|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If your ears are tired of slick auto-tuned vocals, pick up this disk for an aural detox.
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The direction of polarization for a quasar is determined by the accretion disk surrounding it.
The Black Hole Tango|Matthew R. Francis|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We see the protoplanetary disk around it at an angle, but nearly “face-on.”
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born|Matthew R. Francis|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The band of guerrillas had seen them, and halted, and were scanning them carefully, as if debating whether to advance or not.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The disk of light disappeared, and the alert constable could be heard moving along the corridor to inspect the other offices.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Now and then Venus may be observed as a black spot crossing the disk of the sun.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The disk of the upper wings is rather blacker than the rest.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Automatic pencil poised, he was scanning the crossword puzzle intently.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various