scope

noun

electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

a magnifier of images of distant objects

the state of the environment in which a situation exists

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

Roots

skopeoscope- · Greek · look at, examine

Synonyms for scope

ambitn rangen telescopen purviewn oscilloscopen reachv extentn breadthn widenessn expansen

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Where does scope come from?

The word scope breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root scope-, from Greek skopeo (“look at, examine”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.