Word Finder - scope

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The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.

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A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

synonyms

• telescopic sight

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Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.

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The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.

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The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.

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The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.

example

the scope of an adverb

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A periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.

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Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

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To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.

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To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

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The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.

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To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.

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If we locally scope the user's login name, it won't be accessible from outside this function.

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To examine under a microscope.

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The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it.

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To observe a bird using a spotting scope.