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Meaning of loupe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/luːp/

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
  3. A type of short-range binoculars used by surgeons and dentists.

Equivalents

Čeština lupa
Suomi luuppi
Français loupe
日本語 ルーペ
Nederlands loep
Polski lupa
Português lupa
Svenska lupp

Examples

“Pemulis owns stuff like philatelic forceps, a loupe, a pharmaceutical scale, a postal scale, a personal-size Bunsen burner […]”
“pale gnomes, patient as lock-pickers, squinted through loupes, adjusting tremblers and timers with tiny screwdrivers and forceps.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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