Loupe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /luːp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Loupe is a noun meaning A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
Meaning
A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
More Meanings
- A type of short-range binoculars used by surgeons and dentists.
Example Sentences
Pemulis owns stuff like philatelic forceps, a loupe, a pharmaceutical scale, a postal scale, a personal-size Bunsen burner […]
The watchmaker himself, a white-haired éminence grise, was bent over his work, a jeweler’s loupe in his eye, when I walked in.
pale gnomes, patient as lock-pickers, squinted through loupes, adjusting tremblers and timers with tiny screwdrivers and forceps.
Word Forms
- loupes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include binocular, magnification, magnifier, glass, ocular, specillum.
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