lobe
Americannoun
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any rounded projection forming part of a larger structure
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any of the subdivisions of a bodily organ or part, delineated by shape or connective tissue
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short for ear lobe
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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
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any of the parts, not entirely separate from each other, into which a flattened plant part, such as a leaf, is divided
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A rounded projection, as on a leaf or petal. The leaves of many oak species have prominent lobes.
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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.
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Origin of lobe
1515–25; < Medieval Latin lobus ( Late Latin: hull, husk, pod) < Greek lobós, akin to Latin legula lobe of the ear
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"It was just a matter of deduction. I had worked in the courts in Seattle and we had Posse Comitatus people coming regularly," said Lobe, referring to the far-right movement of the 1980s.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2020
He formed yet another tongue-in-cheek group, called the Friends of the Okanogan Lobe — or FOOLs — that consisted of retirees who explored the area’s glacial geology.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2020
Porter, S. C. & Swanson, T. W. Radiocarbon age constraints on rates of advance and retreat of the Puget Lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet during the last glaciation.
From Nature • Feb. 4, 2018
Figure 15.12 The Limbic Lobe Structures arranged around the edge of the cerebrum constitute the limbic lobe, which includes the amygdala, hippocampus, and cingulate gyrus, and connects to the hypothalamus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Lobe: A division, a distinct part; generally applied to the two divisions of the lungs.
From American Woman's Home by Beecher, Catharine Esther
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