lobe
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
Origin of lobe
1Other words from lobe
- mul·ti·lobe, noun
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How to use lobe in a sentence
By now, my brain has recruited portions of the FRONTAL, PARIETAL, and TEMPORAL lobes that store memory and emotion to discern whether Adam’s face is familiar.
This is what happens when you see the face of someone you love | Tate Ryan-Mosley | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe coelacanth is a giant blue fish with lobe fins that are a “missing link” to the limbs of the first amphibians, and ultimately our limbs, making the coelacanths our own deep ancestors.
Where it meets the Bering Sea, the river fans out into an intricate delta resembling cauliflower lobes of river channels and ponds.
A stunning visualization of Alaska’s Yukon Delta shows a land in transition | Carolyn Gramling | July 26, 2021 | Science NewsComputer weather models hint that a lobe of cool air may hang around at high altitudes, keeping surface temperatures closer to average.
Coast-to-coast heat dome to deliver sweltering weather next week | Matthew Cappucci | July 22, 2021 | Washington PostTo prevent this mixing up of memories from taking place, the medial temporal lobe performs a computation that separates the two sequences.
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV - Issue 93: Forerunners | Adithya Rajagopalan | December 2, 2020 | Nautilus
Naturalism tells us that mystics had temporal lobe epilepsy.
Compulsive writing, or hypergraphia, is a well-known, if uncommon, symptom of temporal lobe epilepsy.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet | Cat Ferguson | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe connection between temporal lobe epilepsy and creativity is well known.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet | Cat Ferguson | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut a drug like lamotrigine is not selective, and so it also affects the behavior of the rest of the temporal lobe.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet | Cat Ferguson | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe doctors discovered the entry wound into the frontal lobe with a diameter about equal to that of a cigarette.
The Little Syrian Girl With a Bullet in Her Head | Gregory Beals | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWith nervous children the lobe of the ear is preferable, as it prevents their seeing what is being done.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe blood is obtained from the finger-tip or the lobe of the ear, as for a blood count; only a very small drop is required.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddA diamond winked at him from the lobe of the little ear, like a star among silvery clouds.
The Reign of Greed | Jose RizalShe planted her foot on the swell of the neck tendon, and in seven leaps she made it to the lobe of the ear.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. DelanyEarrings are common, but apparently the lobe of the ear is not unduly distended.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga | Cornelis De Witt Willcox
British Dictionary definitions for lobe
/ (ləʊb) /
any rounded projection forming part of a larger structure
any of the subdivisions of a bodily organ or part, delineated by shape or connective tissue
short for ear lobe
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
any of the parts, not entirely separate from each other, into which a flattened plant part, such as a leaf, is divided
Origin of lobe
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for lobe
[ lōb ]
A rounded projection, as on a leaf or petal. The leaves of many oak species have prominent lobes.
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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