scanrate
nounUK /ˈskæn.reɪt/
US /ˈskæn.reɪt/
The speed at which a machine looks at something again and again.
A higher scanrate makes the screen refresh more smoothly.
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2. The number of times per second a radar or sensor sweeps its beam across an area.
The radar's scanrate was fast enough to track the small drone.
3. The speed at which a scanner converts a document into a digital image.
Lowering the scanrate reduced the file size of the scanned page.
4. The rate at which a medical imaging device moves across the body.
The technician adjusted the scanrate to get a clearer picture of the heart.