Nouns

(n)scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambitan area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:“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”
(n)setting, background, scopethe state of the environment in which a situation exists“you can't do that in a university setting”
(n)telescope, scopea magnifier of images of distant objects
(n)oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CROelectronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities