Word

scope, n.
(scopes)
freq. cnt. 15

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 65 freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

ambit compass orbit range reach scope

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

approximate range, ballpark confines contrast internationality, internationalism latitude horizon, view, purview sweep, expanse gamut spectrum palette, pallet

electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
<noun.artifact>

CRO cathode-ray oscilloscope oscilloscope scope

semantic pointers

part holonym

cardiac monitor, heart monitor monitor, monitoring device radar, microwave radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation

part meronym

cathode-ray tube, CRT

hypernym

electronic equipment

a magnifier of images of distant objects
<noun.artifact>

scope telescope

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

telescopic telescopic

semantic pointers

part meronym

aperture finder, viewfinder, view finder prism, optical prism

hyponym

astronomical telescope collimator equatorial solar telescope transit instrument

hypernym

the state of the environment in which a situation exists
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

background scope setting

sample sentences

"you can't do that in a university setting"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

canvas, canvass showcase, show window