nnoun.attributean area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"Synset:ambit compass orbit range reach
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:compassscopalrange
Hypernyms:extent
Inherited Hypernyms:scopeextentmagnitudepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:approximate rangeballparkconfinescontrastexpansegamuthorizoninternationalisminternationalitylatitudepalettepalletpurviewspectrumsweepview
Full Hyponyms:approximate rangeconfinescontrastgamuthorizoninternationalitylatitudepalettespectrumsweep
nnoun.statethe state of the environment in which a situation existsSynset:background setting
Examples:- you can't do that in a university setting
Derivationally Related Form:scopal
Hypernyms:environment
Inherited Hypernyms:settingenvironmentsituationstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:canvascanvassshow windowshowcase
Full Hyponyms:canvasshowcase
nnoun.artifacta magnifier of images of distant objectsSynset:telescope
Derivationally Related Form:telescopic
Hypernyms:magnifier
Inherited Hypernyms:telescopemagnifierscientific instrumentinstrumentdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:astronomical telescopecollimatorequatorialsolar telescopetransit instrument
Part Meronyms:aperture finder view finder viewfinder optical prism prism
Full Hyponyms:astronomical telescopecassegrainian telescopecollimatorcoude telescopeequatorialfield glassgalilean telescopeherschelian telescopemaksutov telescopenewtonian telescopeoptical telescoperadio interferometerradio telescopereflecting telescoperefracting telescopeschmidt telescopesolar telescopetransit instrument
nnoun.artifactelectronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantitiesSynset:CRO cathode-ray oscilloscope oscilloscope
Part Holonyms:cardiac monitor heart monitor monitor monitoring device microwave radar radar radio detection and ranging radiolocation
Hypernyms:electronic equipment
Inherited Hypernyms:oscilloscopeelectronic equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:CRT cathode-ray tube