scope

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskəʊp/, SAMPA: /"sk@Up/
• IPA: /ˈskoʊp/, SAMPA: /"skoUp/

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• Rhymes: -əʊp

Noun

scope (plural scopes)

1. A short version of periscope, or telescope or oscilloscope
2. The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
3. a device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target
4. (computing) The region of program source in which an identifier is meaningful.

Derived terms

• scopeless

Translations

short version of periscope, or telescope or oscilloscope

Dutch: scoop (nl)

Finnish: skooppi (fi)

breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain

Czech: rozsah (cs) m. Dutch: domein (nl), bereik (nl), reikwijdte (nl) Finnish: ulottuvuus (fi), ala (fi), laajuus (fi) French: portée (fr) f. German: Umfang (de) Hebrew: היקף (he) (heikef)

Portuguese: âmbito (pt) m. Spanish: ámbito (es) m. Swedish: omfattning (sv) Turkish: kapsam (tr)

device used in aiming a projectile

Catalan: mira (ca) f. Finnish: kiikaritähtäin (fi)

Greek: σκόπευτρο (el) (skopeftro) n.

scope of an identifier

Finnish: näkyvyysalue (fi) French: portée (fr)

Galician: alcance (gl) Spanish: alcance (es)

Verb

scope (third-person singular simple present scopes, present participle scoping, simple past and past participle scoped)

1. To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out.
2. To perform arthroscopic surgery.

   The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.

Translations

To perform a cursory investigation

Czech: prohlédnout (cs), shlédnout (cs)

Finnish: tutkia (fi)

To perform arthroscopic surgery

Anagrams

• copes
• copse

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Italian

Noun

scope f.

1. Plural form of scopa.

Anagrams

• cespo, pesco, pescò, speco

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Latin

Noun

scope

1. vocative singular of scopus