ambit
noun
[ ˈambɪt ]
• the scope, extent, or bounds of something.
• "a full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book"
Similar:
scope,
extent,
bounds,
confines,
limits,
range,
breadth,
width,
reach,
sweep,
purview,
span,
stretch,
spread,
horizon,
terms of reference,
field of reference,
jurisdiction,
remit,
area,
sphere,
field,
realm,
compass,
orbit,
gamut,
competence,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘precincts, environs’): from Latin ambitus ‘circuit’, from ambire ‘go round’.
