descan in All languages combined

Forms: descans [present, singular, third-person], descanning [participle, present], descanned [participle, past], descanned [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: de- + scan Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|scan}} de- + scan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} descan (third-person singular simple present descans, present participle descanning, simple past and past participle descanned)

Inflected forms

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        "To reverse the path of emission from a specimen to the sensor in a microscope scan."
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        "(microscopy) To reverse the path of emission from a specimen to the sensor in a microscope scan."
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    }
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "descanned",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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        ],
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      ]
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"descan" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]

Inflected forms