NOUN | attribute | scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control |
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state | scope, setting, background | the state of the environment in which a situation exists | |
artifact | scope, telescope | a magnifier of images of distant objects | |
artifact | scope, oscilloscope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO | electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities |
Sounds | skow'p | |
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Rhymes | allotrope ... tope: 34 rhymes with owp... |
Meaning | An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet". | |
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Example | "within the scope of an investigation" | |
Synonyms | range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit | |
Narrower | approximate range, ballpark | Near to the scope or range of something |
confines | A bounded scope | |
contrast | The range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) | |
gamut | A complete extent or range | |
horizon, view, purview | The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated | |
internationality, internationalism | Quality of being international in scope | |
latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought | |
palette, pallet | The range of colour characteristic / characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art | |
spectrum | A broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities | |
sweep, expanse | A wide scope | |
Broader | extent | The distance or area or volume over which something extends |
Spanish | alcance, ámbito, esfera, marco | |
Catalan | abast, àmbit, esfera, marc | |
Adjectives | scopal | of or relating to scope |
Meaning | The state of the environment in which a situation exists. | |
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Synonyms | setting, background | |
Narrower | canvas, canvass | The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account |
showcase, show window | A setting in which something can be displayed to best effect | |
Broader | environment | The totality of surrounding conditions |
Spanish | ámbito, campo, esfera, marco | |
Catalan | àmbit, camp, esfera, marc | |
Adjectives | scopal | of or relating to scope |
Meaning | electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities. | |
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Synonyms | oscilloscope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO | |
Part of | cardiac monitor, heart monitor | A piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart |
monitor, monitoring device | Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor | |
radar, microwave radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation | measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects | |
Parts | cathode-ray tube, CRT | A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen |
Broader | electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) |
Spanish | osciloscopio | |
Catalan | oscil·loscopi |
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