scope


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scope
n. range; extent; sphere, area; space, expanse; opportunity or room for action and thought

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Scope
The word scope may refer to many different devices or viewing instruments, constructed for many different purposes. Uses of scope or scopes may refer to:

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scope

Noun
1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
(synonym) range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) approximate range, ballpark
2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
(synonym) setting, background
(hypernym) environment
(hyponym) canvas, canvass
3. a magnifier of images of distant objects
(synonym) telescope
(hypernym) magnifier
(hyponym) astronomical telescope
(part-meronym) aperture
4. electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
(synonym) oscilloscope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO
(hypernym) electronic equipment
(part-holonym) radar, microwave radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation
(part-meronym) cathode-ray tube, CRT


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scopa
nf. broom, besom, mop

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scope
n. možnost; příležitost; rozsah; oblast