lobe

American  

[lohb] / loʊb /

noun

1. a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.

2. earlobe.

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lobe British  

/ ləʊb /

noun

1. any rounded projection forming part of a larger structure

2. any of the subdivisions of a bodily organ or part, delineated by shape or connective tissue

3. short for ear lobe

4. 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. 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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lobe Scientific  

/ lōb /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• multilobe
  noun

Etymology

Origin of lobe

1515–25; < Medieval Latin lobus ( Late Latin: hull, husk, pod) < Greek lobós, akin to Latin legula lobe of the ear

Example Sentences

The Lobe platform allowed him to drag and drop sample photos and click a few buttons to make a system that could recognize his beloved bees and spot unwelcome visitors.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

I tracked down Lobe, a lawyer-turned-journalist, to check the details for this column.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 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

Bach’s “Cantata: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele” and “Prelude and Fugue in A Minor.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2016

The Parietal Lobe is also complex; its most anterior gyrus, named ascending parietal or post-central, ascends parallel to and immediately behind the fissure of Rolando.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various