Etymology : Italian scopo purpose, goal, from Greek skopos; akin to Greek skeptesthai to watch, look at; more at SPY
Pronunciation : 'skOp
Function : noun
Date : circa 1555
1. range; extent; sphere, area; space, expanse; opportunity or room for action and thought.
2. to look at something.
3. to stare down someone. scope\scope\ , n. [it. scopo, l. scopos a mark, aim, gr. skopo`s, a watcher, mark, aim; akin to , to view, and perh. to e. spy. cf. skeptic, bishop.].
4. that at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object. "shooting wide, do miss the marked scope." your scope is as mine own, so to enforce or qualify the laws as to your soul seems good. the scope of all their pleading against man's authority, is to overthrow such laws and constitutions in the church.
5. room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent; liberty; range of view, intent, or action. give him line and scope. in the fate and fortunes of the human race, scope is given to the operation of laws which man must always fail to discern the reasons of. taylor. excuse me if i have given too much scope to the reflections which have arisen in my mind. an intellectual cultivation of no moderate depth or scope.
6. extended area. [obs.] "the scopes of land granted to the first adventurers." davies.
7. length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable.scope n.
8. 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].
9. the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" [syn: setting, background].
10. a magnifier of images of distant objects [syn: telescope].
11. electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities [syn: oscilloscope, cathode-ray oscilloscope , cro].
12. A combining form usually signifying an instrument for viewing or observing ; as in microscope, telescope, altoscope, anemoscope.
13. That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object.
14. Room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent; liberty; range of view, intent, or action.
15. Extended area.
16. Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable. 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".
17. 1. If there is scope for a particular kind of behaviour or activity, people have the opportunity to behave in this way or do that activity. He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative Banks had increased scope to develop new financial products.
18. The scope of an activity, topic, or piece of work is the whole area which it deals with or includes. Mr Dobson promised to widen the organisation's scope of activity. scope out to look at something or someone to see:
what they are like.
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