scope

(Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
2. (countable, uncountable) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
3. (countable, uncountable) Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
4. (countable, uncountable) The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
5. (countable, uncountable) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
6. (countable, uncountable) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
7. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of 'scope (“periscope, telescope, microscope, oscilloscope”).
8. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

Verb

1. (informal, transitive) To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
2. (colloquial) To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
3. To define the scope of something.
4. To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
5. (informal) To examine under a microscope.
6. (informal) To observe a bird using a spotting scope.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈskəʊp/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Italian scopo (“purpose”), from Latin scopus (“target”), from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Etymologically related to skeptic and spectrum.

Concepten

omvang

bereik

uitgebreidheid

grootte

bestek

mate

draagwijdte

reikwijdte

kijker

🔭

lichaamsbouw

maat

postuur

ruimte

statuur

strekking

telescoop

🔭

terrein

wijdte

gezichtskring

oogmerk

oscilloscoop

scope

gezichtsveld

speelruimte

afmeting

scoop

coupe

dimensie

domein

figuur

gebied

gestalte

kader

Synoniemen

range

extent

limit

reach

compass

🧭

size

scale

sphere

dimension

margin

area

room

oscilloscope

volume

purview

purpose

expanse

amount

breadth

magnitude

setting

sweep

bulk

opportunity

limits

time

⌚

telescope

🔭

ambit

measure

spread

coverage

spyglass

space

structure

framework

chance

🎲

allowance

purport

orbit

extend

effect

drift

domain

background

field

plan

boundary

dimensions

intension

degree