scope

Noun
  1. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: (synset 105132642)
    "the range of a supersonic jet"; "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"
    is a type of: extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends
    subtypes:
    • 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)
    • internationalism, internationality - quality of being international in scope
    • latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
    • horizon, purview, view - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
    • expanse, sweep - a wide scope
    • gamut - a complete extent or range:
    • spectrum - a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities
    • palette, pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
    same as: ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach
  2. The state of the environment in which a situation exists (synset 114536861)
    "you can't do that in a university setting"
    is a type of: environment - the totality of surrounding conditions
    subtypes:
    • canvas, canvass - the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
    • show window, showcase - a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
    same as: background, setting
  3. A magnifier of images of distant objects (synset 104410773)
    is a type of: magnifier - a scientific instrument that magnifies an image
    subtypes:
    • astronomical telescope - any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources
    • collimator - a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
    • equatorial - a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it
    • solar telescope - a telescope designed to make observations of the sun
    • transit instrument - a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
    has:
    • aperture - a device that controls amount of light admitted
    • finder, view finder, viewfinder - optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest
    • optical prism, prism - optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
    same as: telescope
  4. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities (synset 103863348)
    is a type of: electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
    has: 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
    is a part of:
    same as: cathode-ray oscilloscope, cro, oscilloscope

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