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

Noun

1. any rounded projection

2. the fleshy lower part of the external ear

3. any subdivision of a bodily organ [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 [ləub] n → lóbulo

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lobe [ləub] n → lobe m

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lobe [ləub] n → Ohrläppchen nt

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lobe [ləub] n → lobo