Scope — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

the state of the environment in which a situation exists

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈoʊp/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈəʊp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈəʊp/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈoʊp/.

Examples

the range of a supersonic jet
a piano has a greater range than the human voice
the ambit of municipal legislation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

orbit CRO background compass range setting cathode-ray oscilloscope ambit reach oscilloscope telescope

Parts of Speech

noun	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: “the range of a supersonic jet”
noun	the state of the environment in which a situation exists “you can't do that in a university setting”
noun	a magnifier of images of distant objects
noun	electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

Word Forms

scopal	adjective	of or relating to scope
range	verb	range or extend over; occupy a certain area
compass	verb	bring about; accomplish
telescopic	adjective	visible only with a telescope

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Umfang

ein Bereich, in dem etwas handelt oder funktioniert oder Macht oder Kontrolle hat:

🇫🇷French

portée

un domaine dans lequel quelque chose agit ou opère ou a un pouvoir ou un contrôle :

🇪🇸Spanish

alcance

un área en la que algo actúa u opera o tiene poder o control:

🇮🇹Italian

portata

un'area in cui qualcosa agisce o opera o ha potere o controllo:

🇳🇱Dutch

domein

een gebied waarin iets handelt of opereert of macht of controle heeft:

🇵🇹Portuguese

escopo

uma área em que algo atua ou opera ou tem poder ou controle:

🇷🇺Russian

объем

область, в которой что-то действует, действует или имеет власть или контроль:

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दायरा

वह क्षेत्र जिसमें कोई चीज़ कार्य करती है या संचालित होती है या उसके पास शक्ति या नियंत्रण होता है:

🇧🇩Bengali

সুযোগ

একটি এলাকা যেখানে কিছু কাজ করে বা পরিচালনা করে বা ক্ষমতা বা নিয়ন্ত্রণ রয়েছে:

🇮🇳Tamil

நோக்கம்

ஏதாவது செயல்படும் அல்லது செயல்படும் அல்லது அதிகாரம் அல்லது கட்டுப்பாட்டைக் கொண்டிருக்கும் ஒரு பகுதி:

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిధిని

ఏదైనా పని చేసే లేదా పనిచేసే లేదా అధికారం లేదా నియంత్రణ ఉన్న ప్రాంతం:

🇮🇳Marathi

व्याप्ती

एक क्षेत्र ज्यामध्ये काहीतरी कार्य करते किंवा ऑपरेट करते किंवा शक्ती किंवा नियंत्रण असते:

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવકાશ

એક ક્ષેત્ર કે જેમાં કંઈક કાર્ય કરે છે અથવા ચલાવે છે અથવા શક્તિ અથવા નિયંત્રણ ધરાવે છે:

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶ:

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാപ്തി

എന്തെങ്കിലും പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയോ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അധികാരമോ നിയന്ത്രണമോ ഉള്ളതോ ആയ ഒരു മേഖല:

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਇਰੇ

ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਚਾਲਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ:

🇵🇰Urdu

دائرہ کار

ایک ایسا علاقہ جس میں کچھ کام کرتا ہے یا چلاتا ہے یا طاقت یا کنٹرول رکھتا ہے:

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

范围

某物起作用或运作或拥有权力或控制的区域：

🇯🇵Japanese

範囲

何かが作用したり動作したり、力や制御を持っている領域:

🇰🇷Korean

범위

어떤 것이 행동하거나 작동하거나 힘을 가지거나 통제하는 영역:

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phạm vi

một lĩnh vực trong đó một cái gì đó hành động hoặc vận hành hoặc có quyền lực hoặc kiểm soát:

🇹🇭Thai

ขอบเขต

พื้นที่ซึ่งบางสิ่งบางอย่างกระทำ หรือดำเนินการ หรือมีอำนาจหรือการควบคุม:

🇮🇩Indonesian

cakupan

suatu area di mana sesuatu bertindak atau beroperasi atau memiliki kekuasaan atau kendali:

🇵🇭Filipino

saklaw

isang lugar kung saan may kumikilos o nagpapatakbo o may kapangyarihan o kontrol:

🇲🇾Malay

skop

kawasan di mana sesuatu bertindak atau beroperasi atau mempunyai kuasa atau kawalan:

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نِطَاق

منطقة يتصرف فيها شيء ما أو يعمل أو يتمتع بالسلطة أو السيطرة عليها:

🇮🇷Persian

دامنه

ناحیه ای که در آن چیزی عمل می کند یا عمل می کند یا قدرت یا کنترل دارد:

🇹🇷Turkish

kapsam

bir şeyin hareket ettiği veya faaliyet gösterdiği veya güce veya kontrole sahip olduğu bir alan:

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְחוּם

אזור שבו משהו פועל או פועל או בעל כוח או שליטה:

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