spectrum vs scope

scope vs spectrum

spectrum and scope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spectrum	Yes	No	No	No
scope	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scope is a hypernym of spectrum; that is, scope is a word with a broader meaning than spectrum:

spectrum: a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities
scope: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

Other hypernyms of spectrum include ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach.

spectrum (noun)	scope (noun)
a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities	electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave	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

Difference between spectrum and scope

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