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scopes

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6 characters
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scopes

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, scopes is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofscopes

1noun
  • The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
  • A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

    Synonyms: "telescopic sight"

  • Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.
  • 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.

    Example: "the scope of an adverb"

  • A periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.
  • Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
1verb
  • To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
  • To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

    Example: "The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament."

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

    Example: "If we locally scope the user's login name, it won't be accessible from outside this function."

  • To examine under a microscope.

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

  • To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
1noun
  • A bundle, as of twigs.

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