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scope

/skoʊp/noun1 syllable

Scope means: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:.

Synonyms for scope11

noun, as in an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit

noun, as in electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

oscilloscope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO

noun, as in the state of the environment in which a situation exists

setting, background

noun, as in a magnifier of images of distant objects

telescope

What does scope mean?4

noun

1

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:“a piano has a greater range than the human voice”

2

electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

3

the state of the environment in which a situation exists“you can't do that in a university setting”

4

a magnifier of images of distant objects

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scope?8

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Scope in a sentence

  • When making a video game, keep your scope small.hecko
  • The problem is beyond the scope of my understanding.CM
  • This is beyond the scope of my imagination.AlanF_US
  • This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry.AlanF_US
  • This subject is not within the scope of our study.CM
  • I tracked down the enemy through the sniper scope.ulyssemc1
  • The theory of evolution surpasses the scope of my imagination.AOCinJAPAN
  • She can only view things in a narrow scope.AOCinJAPAN

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Forms of scope

as a noun

plural
scopes