It means "to look at" in words like microscope, (looking at small things), or telescope (looking at far away things), or stethoscope (looking at the chest). In medical words, it is often found in the form "scopy" as in endoscopy.
The word scope is defined as the area in which something acts or operates or has power or control. It also means the setting or the state of the environment in which a situation exists. The word scope is a suffix added to the word telescope, which is defined as an instrument which magnifies the images of distant objects. It is also the suffix which is added to the word oscilloscope. An oscilloscope is defined as a piece of electronic equipment which provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
When the word -scope is used as a suffix in the English language, it denotes the action of viewing and making observations. It is derived from the Latin suffix -scopium, which means an instrument which is used for the purpose of viewing. This suffix, in turn, is derived from the ancient Greek verb skopien, which means to examine. The synonyms of the word scope are the words range, extent, capacity, span, reach, compass, scale and possibility.
From Greek skopein "to look", so telescope- "to look far".
Scope is not a suffix. Micro is a greek root.
observation; instrument used for viewing, seeing, or inspecting. basically means to see.
There are a few words that can prefix 'scope'... Some examples are... peri, micro & tele.
stare at junk
to look
Bioscope
Micro = extremely small Scope = range of view
-scopy indicating viewing, observation, or examination, typically with an instrument having a name ending in -scope.
scopy
Words ending in -ology have to do with the study of something. E.g. biology--the study of life (bios) Words ending in -scope have to do with looking at or watching something E.g. microscope--something for looking at very small things (mikros)
Ophthalm o scope
Micro = extremely small Scope = range of view
The suffix of "scope" is "-scope," which comes from the Greek word "skopein," meaning "to look at" or "to see." In English, it is commonly used to indicate an instrument for viewing or observing, such as "telescope" or "microscope."
because the pre-fix "micro" means small or out of foucus and the suffix "scope" means to see
In microscopy, "scope" is short for microscope, referring to the device used to magnify objects that are otherwise too small to see with the naked eye. It is the same as saying "microscope."
too see
The word microscope, like other words that end in -scope, has an adjective that replaces the ending E with the suffix -IC. microscope - microscopic telescope - telescopic endoscope - endoscopic gyroscope - gyroscopic
The suffix for "scopic" is "-scope".
If you mean -scope, it is an instrument for viewing, like a microscope or telescope. If you mean scope itself, it has several meanings: extent or range of view, extent in space; a tract or area, length, aim or purpose. A slang meaning is to check out or look over.
If you mean -scope, it is an instrument for viewing, like a microscope or telescope. If you mean scope itself, it has several meanings: extent or range of view, extent in space; a tract or area, length, aim or purpose. A slang meaning is to check out or look over.
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Micro Scope