Main entry: oscilloscope, scope, CRO, cathode-ray oscilloscope
Definition: electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
Definition: a magnifier of images of distant objects
Main entry: compass, scope, orbit, range, reach, ambit
Definition: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
Usage: a piano has a greater range than the human voice; the ambit of municipal legislation; within the compass of this article; within the scope of an investigation; outside the reach of the law; in the political orbit of a world power
Main entry: setting, scope, background
Definition: the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Usage: you can't do that in a university setting