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LOUPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does loupe mean?
• LOUPE (noun)
The noun LOUPE has 1 sense:
1. small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
Familiarity information: LOUPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
jeweler's loupe; loupe
Hypernyms ("loupe" is a kind of...):
hand glass; magnifying glass; simple microscope (light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image)
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