loupe

noun

ˈlüp 

: a small magnifier used especially by jewelers and watchmakers

Examples of loupe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Park staff provide free identification services, examining finds under loupes and confirming whether that glassy pebble is quartz or something more valuable. —Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025

The company’s digital loupes allow surgeons at hospitals including the Mayo Clinic to see with microscope-level precision and record their fields of vision for future training or analysis. —Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024

Mahan captains a meticulous army of artisans, lab technicians, engineers, restorers, stone experts, metalworkers, and contractors, who have been fussing over both buildings with tweezers and loupes. —Curbed, 9 June 2023

The grader looks through a jeweler's loupe to identify any signs of resealing, restoration, color touching, or tampering. —Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2021

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for loupe

• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group
• hoop
• loop
• lupe
• oop
• poop

Medical Definition

loupe

noun

ˈlüp 

: a magnifying lens worn especially by surgeons performing microsurgery

also : two such lenses mounted on a single frame

examine the cornea with a binocular loupe