scope

Plural: scopes

Noun

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
  • "within the scope of an investigation"
• the state of the environment in which a situation exists
• a magnifier of images of distant objects
• electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
• The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
• A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
• Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
• The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
• The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
• The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
• Alternative form of 'scope (“periscope, telescope, microscope, oscilloscope”).
• Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
• A bundle, as of twigs.

Verb

Verb Forms: scoped, scoping, scopes

• To examine or survey with a view to evaluating.
• To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
• To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
• To define the scope of something.
• To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
• To examine under a microscope.
• To observe a bird using a spotting scope.

Examples

• Environmental impacts lie outside the scope of this report.
• He began to SCOPE out the board, searching for a high-scoring play.
• If we locally scope the user's login name, it won't be accessible from outside this function.
• My job doesn't give me much scope for personal development.
• Such transactions fall within the scope of VAT.
• The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it.
• the scope of an adverb
• The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.

Synonyms

ambit, background, cathode-ray oscilloscope, compass, CRO, orbit, oscilloscope, range, reach, setting, telescope, telescopic sight

Anagrams of scope