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scope1 noun 1 the size or range of a subject or topic covered. 2 the aim, intention or purpose of something. 3 the limits within which there is the opportunity to act. 4 range of understanding • beyond his scope. 5 the length of mooring cable at which a vessel can ride freely.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Italian scopo, from Greek skopos watcher or point watched, from skopeein to view.
scope2 noun a visual display unit, especially a radar screen • microscope, telescope, etc. verb (scoped, scoping) medicine to examine internal organs of the body using a viewing device.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c.
-scope combining form, forming nouns signifying a device for viewing, examining or detecting something • telescope • stethoscope. -scopic combining form, forming adjectives. -scopy combining form, forming nouns denoting observation or examination, usually with the use of devices ending in -scope • microscopy.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek skopeein to view.
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