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scopes

/skoʊps/

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noun

The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.

Examples :

"The scopes of the history project are wide, covering events from ancient Rome to the present day. "

area range aspect business

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noun

A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

Examples :

"The hunter carefully adjusted the scopes on his rifle to get a clear view of the deer. "

device weapon military technical

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noun

Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.

Examples :

"The new job offers wider scopes for career advancement and personal growth. "

range degree ability business possibility

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noun

The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.

Examples :

"In programming, scopes determine where variables can be used, so a variable defined inside a function only exists within that function's scopes. "

computing technology

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The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.

Examples :

"In the logical statement "(A ∨ B) ∧ C", the disjunction (∨) connective scopes over only "A ∨ B", while the conjunction (∧) connective scopes over the entire statement. "

logic language philosophy linguistics math

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noun

The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.

Examples :

"the scope of an adverb"

grammar linguistics

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noun

A periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.

Examples :

"The science lab had a variety of scopes for students to use: microscopes for examining cells and telescopes for viewing the stars. "

technology electronics device science

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Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

Examples :

"The doctor recommended that the patient undergo a series of scopes to investigate the cause of her abdominal pain. "

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verb

To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.

Examples :

"Before committing to buying the used car, he scopes it quickly for any obvious damage. "

action job business

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To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

Examples :

"The gastroenterologist scopes patients with digestive problems to find the cause of their discomfort. "

medicine action physiology body organ anatomy technical science biology

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To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.

Examples :

"The programmer scopes the variable "age" to only be used within the "calculateRetirement" function to avoid errors elsewhere in the program. "

computing technology technical

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verb

To examine under a microscope.

Examples :

"The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it."

science biology

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verb

To observe a bird using a spotting scope.

Examples :

"To see the details of the rare bird, Sarah scoped it through her powerful spotting scope. "

bird animal nature action

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noun

A bundle, as of twigs.

Examples :

"The farmer carried two scopes of kindling back to the house for the fire. "

nature plant material