scope
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7.9
- noun
- /skoʊp/
- Specialized
:
osciloscopio
- The engineer used the scope to examine the electrical signals produced by the circuit.
Examples
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Now, watch your scope and tell me when you see a pip on it.
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A small portable scope such as a Genesis would also be very useful.
Academic text (2002) -
The magnification on the scope is phenomenal.
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Due to a fast update rate, the scopes should provide a continuous display similar to an analog scope.
Academic text (1995) -
Both the radar scope pattern and the erratic gamma-count fit.
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Agents also rely on mobile night-vision scopes, which are able to pierce two miles of darkness.
Academic text (1993) -
Karl peers at the monitor scope wearing a surgical mask, visor, gloves, and scrubs.
Fiction book (1993) -
You can clearly see the waveforms on the scope during the experiment.
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The technician adjusted the scope to get a more accurate reading of the voltage levels.
Synonyms
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8.7
A machine that shows electrical signals as lines on a screen
1
8.4
A device that shows electrical signals as moving waves on a screen
An electronic device that shows changing electrical signals as lines on a screen using a tube
A tool that shows and records changing electric signals on a screen
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Etymology
Scope comes from the Greek root skopein meaning 'to look' and skopos meaning 'aim' or 'watcher'. So an electronic scope, like an oscilloscope, is a tool for 'watching' electrical signals on a screen.