lobe (redirected from Riedel's lobe)

lobe  (lb)

n.

1. A rounded projection, especially a rounded, projecting anatomical part: the lobe of an ear.

2. A subdivision of a bodily organ or part bounded by fissures, connective tissue, or other structural boundaries.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin lobus, hull, pod, from Greek lobos, lobe, pod.]

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lobe [ləʊb]

n

1. any rounded projection forming part of a larger structure

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any of the subdivisions of a bodily organ or part, delineated by shape or connective tissue

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) short for ear lobe

4. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) any of the loops that form part of the graphic representation in cylindrical coordinates of the radiation pattern of a transmitting aerial Compare radiation pattern

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of the parts, not entirely separate from each other, into which a flattened plant part, such as a leaf, is divided

[from Late Latin lobus, from Greek lobos lobe of the ear or of the liver]

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lobe  (lb)

1. A rounded projection, as on a leaf or petal. The leaves of many oak species have prominent lobes.

2. An anatomical division of an organ of the body. The liver, lungs, and brain are all characterized by lobes that are held in place by connective tissue.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe" body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function ear lobe, earlobe - the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear hepatic lobe - any of the five lobes forming the liver lobe of the lung - any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung lobule - a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe frontal cortex, frontal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobe - the anterior part of the frontal lobe parietal cortex, parietal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head occipital cortex, occipital lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head temporal ccortex, temporal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	2.	lobe - (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus foliage, leaf, leafage - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
	3.	lobe - the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern radiation diagram, radiation pattern, pattern - graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle major lobe - the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam loop - anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
	4.	lobe - a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure projection - any structure that branches out from a central support

Translations

lobe [ləʊb] N → lóbulo m

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lobe [ˈləʊb] n → lobe m

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lobe

n (Anat) (of ear) → Ohrläppchen nt; (of lungs, brain) → Lappen m, → Lobus m (spec); (of leaf) → Ausbuchtung f

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lobe [ləʊb] n (Anat) → lobo

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lobe

n lobe [loub]

1 the soft lower part of the ear. bel شَحْمَة الأذْن долната месеста част на ухото lalůček flip das Ohrläppchen λοβός αφτιού lóbulo kõrvanibu نرمه گوش korvannipukka lobe תְּנוּך הָאוֹזֶן लोलकी uška fülcimpa daun telinga eyrnasnepill lobo 耳たぶ 귓불 ausies spenelis, lezgelis auss ļipiņa cuping oorlel øreflipp płatek ucha lóbulo lob мочка уха lalôčik ušesna mečica ušna resica örsnibb ติ่งหู kulak memesi (球形突出部尤指)耳垂 мочка کان کی لو dái tai （球形突出部尤指）耳垂

2 a division of the lungs, brain etc. lobbe جُزء من الرِّئَه أو المُخ лоб lalok lap der Lappen λοβός (π.χ. στους πνεύμονες) lóbulo sagar لب lohko lobe אוּנָה पिण्डक krilo lebeny lobus blað, deild lobo 葉 (폐, 대뇌의) 엽(葉) skiltis (kāda orgāna) daļa; (plaušu) daiva lobus kwab (lunge-/hjerne)lapp płat lóbulo lob доля lalok loputica režanj lob ซีก lob, dilmik (肺、腦等的)葉 частка, доля پھیپھڑا، دماغ وغیرہ کے ابھرواں نرم حصے thùy （肺、脑等的）叶