Sekirov Dictionary

scope

UK /skəʊp/US /skoʊp/

noun 9
verb 6
forms 3
phrases 2

noun9

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The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- Environmental impacts lie outside the scope of this report.
- Such transactions fall within the scope of VAT.
The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
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Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
- My job doesn't give me much scope for personal development.
A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
Ellipsis of any word ending in -scope, such as endoscope, periscope, telescope, microscope, oscilloscope, and so on.
(informal) Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
(no longer used) A bundle, as of twigs.

verb6

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(informal) To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
- We don't know, so let's scope the action before having another shoot out. — 2004
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To define the scope of something.
- Before scoping the investigation and developing a work plan, it is necessary to establish reasonable goals and objectives. — 2003
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To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
- If we locally scope the user's login name, it won't be accessible from outside this function.
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(informal) To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.
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(informal) To examine under a microscope.
- The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it.
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(informal) To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
- `Maybe there was another darker bird and it had flown away before we could scope it?' `Yes there must have been,' came the grim-faced reply. — 2005

forms

scoped · scoping · scopes

Phrases with scope

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