scope vs cathode-ray oscilloscope

scope and cathode-ray oscilloscope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scope	Yes	No	No	No
cathode-ray oscilloscope	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scope and cathode-ray oscilloscope are synonyms defined as:

scope and cathode-ray oscilloscope: electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

Other synonyms of scope include CRO, oscilloscope.

scope (noun)	cathode-ray oscilloscope (noun)
electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities	electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
a magnifier of images of distant objects
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
the state of the environment in which a situation exists