No. 2,185 in Dutch
loep
Magnifying glass.
In a sentence
Hij gebruikte een loep om de kleine details te controleren.
He used a magnifying glass to check the small details.
The word 'loep' here refers to a physical magnifying glass, used as a tool for inspecting fine details.
Met een kritische loep bekijk ik deze zaak.
I examine this matter with a critical magnifying perspective.
Here, 'loep' is used metaphorically to describe examining something critically or meticulously.
De wetenschappers plaatsten de cel onder de elektronische loep.
The scientists placed the cell under the electronic magnifying lens.
In this sentence, 'loep' represents advanced magnifying equipment, metaphorically extending to scientific investigation tools.
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