scope
Greeklook, observe, examine; instrument or range for viewing
Variants:scopescopskopein
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From Greek skopeîn (to look at, observe, examine) and skopós (watcher, target). It became the standard suffix for naming viewing instruments: telescope (see far), microscope (see small), periscope (see around), stethoscope (examine the chest), kaleidoscope (view beautiful forms). On its own, scope means the range of what you can see or do.
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telescope
An optical instrument for viewing distant objects; to collapse or compress into a smaller form
stethoscope
A medical instrument for listening to sounds inside the body
kaleidoscope
A tube toy producing shifting colourful patterns; a constantly changing series of things
periscope
An optical instrument for viewing from a concealed position, as used in submarines