verb Download 🔗Share To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out. Examples : "Before committing to the project, we're scoping the required resources and potential challenges. " action job business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc. Examples : "The doctor is scoping my throat to see why I have a persistent cough. " medicine action physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code. Examples : "The programmer is scoping the `name` variable to only be used within the function, so it doesn't accidentally change other values elsewhere in the code. " computing technology technical system logic function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 medicine organism anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To observe a bird using a spotting scope. Examples : "The birdwatcher was scoping the distant heron with his new telescope. " nature bird animal sport environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of adding a scope Examples : "The scoping of the project to include more features led to a longer timeline. " technical computing technology industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading