scope

Definition

The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.

Etymology

From Italian scopo (“purpose”), from Latin scopus (“target”), from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Etymologically related to skeptic and spectrum.

Example Sentences

• "Environmental impacts lie outside the scope of this report."
• "Such transactions fall within the scope of VAT."
• "Coastie yanked her eye away from the night scope when those big lights were caught by it and amplified in intensity. Her entire view had gone white in an instant. “I can't see!” Temporarily blinded, she let touch become her primary sense, dropped the M40, and grabbed her alternate weapon, an M16 with an ACOG day scope that was already registered for the same distance."