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LOUPE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

loupe: an item in the "Optical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

loupe : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement optiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Diamond Industry
  • Jewellery
DEF

[A] magnifying glass usually of 10x.

CONT

For grading diamonds, a loupe must be 10 power corrected for spherical and chromatic aberration.

OBS

Different types of loupes are used for different processes, e.g., a head loupe for rough sorting, a bucket loupe for sawing, a hexagonal loupe for polishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Industrie diamantaire
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Petit verre grossissant de l'horloger ou du bijoutier.

OBS

Le choix de la loupe dépend de l'opération à effectuer : loupe frontale pour le tri des diamants bruts, loupe d'horloger pour le sciage et loupe de diamantaire pour la taille.

Spanish

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