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Noun: Scopes skowps- Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
- John Scopes, John Thomas Scopes
Noun: scope skowp- An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control
"within the scope of an investigation"
- range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit - The state of the environment in which a situation exists
- setting, background - A magnifier of images of distant objects
- telescope - Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
- oscilloscope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO
See also: scopal Type of: electronic equipment, environment, extent, magnifier, school teacher, schoolie [Austral], schoolteacher Part of: cardiac monitor, heart monitor, microwave radar, monitor, monitoring device, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation Encyclopedia: Scopes Scope |