lobe
(lōb)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.
[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. (Anatomy) any of the subdivisions of a bodily organ or part, delineated by shape or connective tissue
3. (Anatomy) short for earlobe
4. (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. (Botany) any of the parts, not entirely separate from each other, into which a flattened plant part, such as a leaf, is divided
[C16: from Late Latin lobus, from Greek lobos lobe of the ear or of the liver]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
lobe
(loʊb)n.
1. a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
2. earlobe.
[1515–25; < Medieval Latin lobus (Late Latin: hull, husk, pod) < Greek lobós, akin to Latin legula earlobe]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
lobe
(lōb)1. A rounded projection, as on a leaf or body part.
2. An anatomical division of an organ of the body, such as the liver or lungs, bounded by fissures and connective tissue.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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 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 plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus | |
| 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 |
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Translations
جُزء من الرِّئَه أو المُخشَحْمَة الأذْن
laloklalůček
fliplap
aivolohko
lebeny
blaî, deildeyrnasnepill
ausies spenelislezgelis
auss ļipiņadaivadaļa
lalôčiklalok
dilmikkulak memesilob
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lobe
n (Anat) (of ear) → Ohrläppchen nt; (of lungs, brain) → Lappen m, → Lobus m (spec); (of leaf) → Ausbuchtung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lobe
(loub) noun1. the soft lower part of the ear.
2. a division of the lungs, brain etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
lobe
n. lóbulo, porción redondeada y más o menos delimitada de un órgano;
middle ___ syndrome → síndrome del ___ medio del pulmón.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
lobe
n lóbuloEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.