1. scope(n = noun.attribute) ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach - 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"
is a kind of extent
has particulars: approximate range, ballpark, confines, contrast, internationalism, internationality, latitude, horizon, purview, view, expanse, sweep, gamut, spectrum, palette, pallet
Derived form adjective scopal1
2. scope(n = noun.state) background, setting - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
is a kind of environment
has particulars: canvas, canvass, show window, showcase
Derived form adjective scopal1
3. scope(n = noun.artifact) telescope - a magnifier of images of distant objects;
is a kind of magnifier
has parts: aperture, finder, view finder, viewfinder, optical prism, prism
has particulars: astronomical telescope, collimator, equatorial, solar telescope, transit instrument
4. scope(n = noun.artifact) cathode-ray oscilloscope, cro, oscilloscope - electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities;
is a kind of electronic equipment
is a part of cardiac monitor, heart monitor, monitor, monitoring device, microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation
has parts: cathode-ray tube, crt
1. That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
"Your scope is as mine own,
So to enforce or qualify the laws
As to your soul seems good." [1913 Webster]
"The scope of all their pleading against man's authority, is to overthrow such laws and constitutions in the church." [1913 Webster]
2. Room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent; liberty; range of view, intent, or action. [1913 Webster]
"Give him line and scope." [1913 Webster]
"In the fate and fortunes of the human race, scope is given to the operation of laws which man must always fail to discern the reasons of." [1913 Webster]
"Excuse me if I have given too much scope to the reflections which have arisen in my mind." [1913 Webster]
"An intellectual cultivation of no moderate depth or scope." [1913 Webster]
3. Extended area. Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
4. Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable. [1913 Webster]
scope, n.
1 a the extent to which it is possible to range; the opportunity for action etc. (this is beyond the scope of our research). b the sweep or reach of mental activity, observation, or outlook (an intellect limited in its scope).
2 Naut. the length of cable extended when a ship rides at anchor.
3 archaic a purpose, end, or intention.
scope, n. colloq. a telescope, microscope, or other device ending in -scope.
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N degree, grade, extent, measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch, reach, amplitude, range, scope, caliber, gradation, shade, tenor, compass, sphere, station, rank, standing, rate, way, sort, point, mark, stage, intensity, strength, comparative, gradual, shading off, within the bounds, by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto, however, howsoever, step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop, a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little, in some degree, in some measure, to some extent, di grado in grado.
N freedom, liberty, independence, license, facility, scope, range, latitude, play, free play, full play, free scope, full scope, free stage and no favor, swing, full swing, elbowroom, margin, rope, wide berth, Liberty Hall, franchise, denization, free man, freed man, livery man, denizen, autonomy, self-government, liberalism, free trade, noninterference, Monroe Doctrine, immunity, exemption, emancipation, enfranchisement, affranchisement, free land, freehold, allodium, frankalmoigne, mortmain, bushwhacker, freelance, free thinker, free trader, independent, free, free as air, out of harness, independent, at large, loose, scot-free, left alone, left to oneself, in full swing, uncaught, unconstrained, unbuttoned, unconfined, unrestrained, unchecked, unprevented, unhindered, unobstructed, unbound, uncontrolled, untrammeled, unsubject, ungoverned, unenslaved, unenthralled, unchained, unshackled, unfettered, unreined, unbridled, uncurbed, unmuzzled, unrestricted, unlimited, unmitigated, unconditional, absolute, discretionary, unassailed, unforced, uncompelled, unbiassed, spontaneous, free and easy, at ease, at one's ease, degage, quite at home, wanton, rampant, irrepressible, unvanquished, exempt, freed, freeborn, autonomous, freehold, allodial, gratis, eleutherian, unclaimed, going a begging, freely, ad libitum, ubi libertas ibi patria, free white and twenty-one.
N space, extension, extent, superficial extent, expanse, stretch, hyperspace, room, scope, range, field, way, expansion, compass, sweep, swing, spread, dimension, length, distance, size, volume, hypervolume, latitude, play, leeway, purchase, tolerance, room for maneuver, spare room, elbow room, house room, stowage, roomage, margin, opening, sphere, arena, open space, free space, void, waste, wildness, wilderness, moor, moorland, campagna, abyss, unlimited space, infinity, world, ubiquity, length and breadth of the land, proportions, acreage, acres, acres and perches, roods and perches, hectares, square miles, square inches, square yards, square centimeters, square meters, yards (clothing), ares, arpents, spacious, roomy, extensive, expansive, capacious, ample, widespread, vast, world-wide, uncircumscribed, boundless, shoreless, trackless, pathless, extended, extensively, wherever, everywhere, far and near, far and wide, right and left, all over, all the world over, throughout the world, throughout the length and breadth of the land, under the sun, in every quarter, in all quarters, in all lands, here there and everywhere, from pole to pole, from China to Peru, from Indus to the pole, from Dan to Beersheba, from end to end, on the face of the earth, in the wide world, from all points of the compass, to the four winds, to the uttermost parts of the earth.
N meaning, signification, significance, sense, expression, import, purport, force, drift, tenor, spirit, bearing, coloring, scope, substance, gist, essence, marrow, spirit, matter, subject, subject matter, argument, text, sum and substance, general meaning, broad meaning, substantial meaning, colloquial meaning, literal meaning, plain meaning, simple meaning, natural meaning, unstrained meaning, true meaning, honest meaning, &c 543 prima facie meaning, letter of the law, literally, after acceptation, synonym, implication, allusion, suggestion, figure of speech, acceptation, meaning, expressive, suggestive, allusive, significant, significative, significatory, pithy, full of meaning, pregnant with meaning, declaratory, intelligible, literal, synonymous, tantamount, implied, explicit, to that effect, that is to say.