Search Result:scope


KK Pronunciation

〔 skop 〕

Pronunciation

〔 skoup 〕


Overview of noun scope

The noun scope has 4 senses


  • scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit -- (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "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")

  • setting, background, scope -- (the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting")

  • telescope, scope -- (a magnifier of images of distant objects)

  • oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO -- (electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities)