scope
n 1: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or
control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "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" [syn: {range}, {reach}, {orbit}, {compass},
{ambit}]
2: the state of the environment in which a situation exists;
"you can't do that in a university setting" [syn: {setting},
{background}]
3: an instrument that magnifies the image of distant objects
[syn: {telescope}]
4: provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
[syn: {oscilloscope}, {cathode-ray oscilloscope}, {CRO}]