Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - scope
Scope
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1. n. 1 a the extent to which it is possible to range; the opportunity for action etc. (this is beyond the scope of our research). b the sweep or reach of mental activity, observation, or outlook (an intellect limited in its scope). 2 Naut. the length of cable extended when a ship rides at anchor. 3 archaic a purpose, end, or intention. Etymology: It. scopo aim f. Gk skopos target f. skeptomai look at 2. n. colloq. a telescope, microscope, or other device ending in -scope. Etymology: abbr. SCOPE comb. form forming nouns denoting: 1 a device looked at or through (kaleidoscope; telescope). 2 an instrument for observing or showing (gyroscope; oscilloscope). Derivatives -scopic comb. form forming adjectives. Etymology: from or after mod.L -scopium f. Gk skopeo look at
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I. noun see: spy Date: circa 1555 intention, object, space or opportunity for unhampered motion, activity, or thought, extent of treatment, activity, or influence, range of operation: as, the range of a logical operator ; a string in predicate calculus that is governed by a quantifier, a grammatical constituent that determines the interpretation of a predicate or quantifier, see: range II. noun Etymology: -~ Date: 1872 any of various instruments for viewing: as, micro~, tele~, a tele~ mounted on a firearm for use as a sight, horo~, III. transitive verb (~d; scoping) Etymology: perhaps from 2~ Date: 1974 to look at especially for the purpose of evaluation ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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