an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: the range of a supersonic jet; 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

[ Syn: range , reach , orbit , compass , ambit ]

the state of the environment in which a situation exists; you cant do that in a university setting

[ Syn: setting , background ]

a magnifier of images of distant objects

[ Syn: telescope ]

electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

[ Syn: oscilloscope , cathode-ray oscilloscope , cro ]