Scope
WordNet
noun
(1) Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
(2) A magnifier of images of distant objects
(3) 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"
(4) The state of the environment in which a situation exists
"You can't do that in a university setting"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A short version of periscope, or telescope or oscilloscope
- The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
- a device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target
- The region of code in which an identifier is meaningful.
Verb
- To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out.
- To perform arthroscopic surgery.
- The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.