[skohps] 
| John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925. |
[skohp] noun, verb, scoped, scop⋅ing.| 1. | extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope. |
| 2. | space for movement or activity; opportunity for operation: to give one's fancy full scope. |
| 3. | extent in space; a tract or area. |
| 4. | length: a scope of cable. |
| 5. | aim or purpose. |
| 6. | Linguistics, Logic. the range of words or elements of an expression over which a modifier or operator has control: In “old men and women,” “old” may either take “men and women” or just “men” in its scope. |
| 7. | (used as a short form of microscope, oscilloscope, periscope, radarscope, riflescope, telescopic sight, etc.) |
| 8. | Slang. to look at, read, or investigate, as in order to evaluate or appreciate. |
| 9. | scope out, Slang.
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| scope (skōp) n.
To examine or investigate. Often used with out: "Their World Wide Web site is, for now, the best place to scope out the future of the media business in cyberspace." (Marc Gunther). [Italian scopo, aim, purpose, from Greek skopos, target, aim; see spek- in Indo-European roots.] |
| Scopes (skōps) American teacher who violated a state law by teaching the theory of evolution in a Tennessee high school. His trial (July 1925) was a highly publicized confrontation between defense attorney Clarence Darrow and the director of the prosecution, William Jennings Bryan. Scopes was found guilty and fined a nominal sum, but his conviction was later reversed on technical grounds. |
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