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(noun) oscilloscope, CRO, cathode-ray oscilloscope
electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
(noun) telescope
a magnifier of images of distant objects
(noun) compass, orbit, range, reach, ambit
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
(noun) setting, background
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
you can't do that in a university setting