emotionscan
nounUK /ɪˈməʊʃənskæn/
US /ɪˈmoʊʃənskæn/
A tool that looks at faces or voices to guess how someone feels.
The emotionscan showed that the baby was happy.
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2. A quick look at someone's face to see how they feel.
She gave him a quick emotionscan before asking the question.
3. A computer program that reads feelings in text.
The emotionscan flagged the message as angry.
4. The act of checking your own feelings carefully.
After a long day, he did a quiet emotionscan to see what was wrong.