scope

Words with a similar base: cathode-ray_oscilloscope, oscilloscope, scope, telescope

'scope'

[scope.n.01] as in: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

Examples:
the range of a supersonic jet
a piano has a greater range than the human voice
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

'scope'

[setting.n.02] as in: the state of the environment in which a situation exists

Examples:
you can't do that in a university setting

'scope'

[telescope.n.01] as in: a magnifier of images of distant objects

'scope'

[oscilloscope.n.01] as in: electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

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