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scope
noun
an
informal
shortened
form
of
instruments
like
a
telescope
,
microscope
,
or
periscope
used
for
looking
at
things
closely
or
far
away
β’
He
set
up
his
scope
in
the
backyard
to
watch
the
moon
.
He
set
up
his
scope
in
the
backyard
to
watch
the
moon
.
β’
The
scientist
placed
the
slide
under
the
scope
for
closer
inspection
.
The
scientist
placed
the
slide
under
the
scope
for
closer
inspection
.
noun
the
range
of
subjects
,
tasks
,
or
things
that
something
deals
with
or
includes
β’
The
scope
of
the
project
includes
building
new
classrooms
and
a
library
.
The
scope
of
the
project
includes
building
new
classrooms
and
a
library
.
β’
Please
keep
your
presentation
within
the
scope
of
environmental
science
.
Please
keep
your
presentation
within
the
scope
of
environmental
science
.
From
Latin
β
scopos
β
via
French
β
scope
β,
meaning
β
target
β
or
β
aim
β;
later
broadened
in
English
to
mean
β
area
covered
β.
noun
-
scope
the
freedom
or
opportunity
to
develop
something
or
to
do
something
β’
Small
companies
often
have
more
scope
for
creativity
than
large
corporations
.
Small
companies
often
have
more
scope
for
creativity
than
large
corporations
.
β’
The
scholarship
gives
students
greater
scope
to
study
abroad
.
The
scholarship
gives
students
greater
scope
to
study
abroad
.
verb
-
scope
,
scoping
,
scopes
,
scoped
to
look
at
or
examine
something
carefully
,
often
to
evaluate
it
or
plan
action
β’
They
arrived
early
to
scope
the
best
seats
in
the
theater
.
They
arrived
early
to
scope
the
best
seats
in
the
theater
.
β’
The
detective
scoped
the
alley
for
any
clues
.
The
detective
scoped
the
alley
for
any
clues
.
noun
in
programming
,
the
part
of
a
code
where
a
variable
or
function
is
accessible
β’
Inside
the
loop
,
the
variable
is
only
in
scope
until
the
loop
ends
.
Inside
the
loop
,
the
variable
is
only
in
scope
until
the
loop
ends
.
β’
Defining
a
constant
at
the
top
gives
it
global
scope
.
Defining
a
constant
at
the
top
gives
it
global
scope
.
telescope
noun
a
device
with
lenses
or
mirrors
that
makes
far-away
objects
look
bigger
and
closer
so
you
can
see
them
clearly
β’
The
young
girl
pointed
her
telescope
at
the
moon
and
gasped
in
wonder
.
The
young
girl
pointed
her
telescope
at
the
moon
and
gasped
in
wonder
.
β’
From
the
mountain
cabin
,
the
elderly
man
set
up
a
telescope
to
watch
the
distant
eagles
β
nest
.
From
the
mountain
cabin
,
the
elderly
man
set
up
a
telescope
to
watch
the
distant
eagles
β
nest
.
From
Italian
β
telescopio
β,
coined
in
the
early
17th
century
from
Greek
β
tΔle
β
meaning
β
far
β
and
β
skopein
β
meaning
β
to
look
at
β.
verb
-
telescope
,
telescoping
,
telescopes
,
telescoped
to
make
something
shorter
or
smaller
by
sliding
parts
inside
each
other
,
or
to
compress
events
or
time
into
a
shorter
form
β’
The
camping
chair
telescopes
so
it
fits
easily
inside
a
backpack
.
The
camping
chair
telescopes
so
it
fits
easily
inside
a
backpack
.
β’
For
the
montage
,
the
editor
telescoped
three
hours
of
footage
into
two
minutes
.
For
the
montage
,
the
editor
telescoped
three
hours
of
footage
into
two
minutes
.
Derived
from
the
noun
β
telescope
β;
figurative
use
recorded
from
the
late
19th
century
,
based
on
how
the
instrument
β
s
tubes
slide
inside
each
other
.