scope (sk p)n.1. The range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions. 2. Breadth or opportunity to function. See Synonyms at room. 3. The area covered by a given activity or subject. See Synonyms at range. 4. The length or sweep of a mooring cable. 5. Informal A viewing instrument such as a periscope, microscope, or telescope. tr.v. scoped, scop·ing, scopes Slang To examine or investigate. Often used with out: "Their World Wide Web site is, for now, the best place to scope out the future of the media business in cyberspace." Marc Gunther.
[Italian scopo, aim, purpose, from Greek skopos, target, aim; see spek- in Indo-European roots.] |
scope Noun 1. opportunity for using abilities: ample scope for creative work 2. range of view or grasp: that is outside my scope 3. the area covered by an activity or topic: the scope of his essay was vast [Greek skopos target]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | scope - 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"extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" confines - a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city" contrast - the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction purview, horizon, view - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" gamut - a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" spectrum - a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities palette, pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art | | 2. | scope - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" canvass, canvas - the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" show window, showcase - a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa" | | 3. |  scope - a magnifier of images of distant objectsaperture - a device that controls amount of light admitted astronomical telescope - any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources collimator - a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one equatorial - a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it magnifier - a scientific instrument that magnifies an image optical prism, prism - optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image transit instrument - a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian | | 4. |  scope - electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantitiescathode-ray tube, CRT - a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) monitoring device, monitor - display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor |
scope noun 2. range, capacity, reach, area, extent, outlook, orbit, span, sphere, ambit, purview, field of reference  Translations scope [skəup] n [ of plan, undertaking] → ámbito (= reach); alcance m [ of person] → competencia (= opportunity); libertad f (de acción);
 scope [skəup] n (= capacity) [ of plan, undertaking] → portée f, envergure f: [ of person]; compétence f, capacités fpl (= opportunity); possibilités fpl; within the scope of → dans les limites de;
 scope [skəup] n ( opportunity) → Möglichkeiten pl;
 scope [skəup] n (= capacity) [ of plan, undertaking] → portata: [ of person] → capacità fpl (= opportunity); possibilità fpl;
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