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Webster 1913 Edition
-scope
-scope
.[Gr.
σκοπόσ
a watcher, spy. See Scope
.] A combining form usually signifying an instrument for viewing (with the eye) or observing (in any way);
as in micro
. scope
, telescope
, altoscope
, anemoscope
Definition 2024
-scope
-scope
See also: scope
English
Suffix
-scope
- Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-scope'>English words suffixed with -scope</a>
Terms derived from -scope
Related terms
Translations
suffix to name viewing instruments
French
Etymology
Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”).
Suffix
-scope
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-scope'>French words suffixed with -scope</a>