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lobe

  • noun
  • /ləʊb/

Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. 19

Example

“A lobe of lava was crawling down the side of the volcano.”

Other meanings

  1. A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. 16

  2. A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it. 20

A kind of

  • body part

Kinds of lobe

  • ear lobe
  • frontal lobe
  • temporal lobe

Related words

  • bilobe
  • interlobe
  • intralobe
  • lobal
  • lobar
  • lobate
  • lobation
  • lobectomy
  • lobed
  • lobefin
  • lobefoot
  • lobeless

Example sentences

  • “Are humans lobe-finned fish?”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

  • “The left frontal lobe plays a role in controlling mood and emotion.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "λοβός".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lobe” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.