lobe
noun
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
lobes
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pluralof lobe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The same group also had smaller frontal and occipital lobes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
"This dramatic layering of young jets inside older, exhausted lobes is the signature of an episodic AGN -- a galaxy whose central engine keeps turning on and off over cosmic timescales."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Instead, the arcs, lobes, and central dust cloud likely formed through a coordinated series of sputtering outbursts deep within the carbon-rich core of the aging star.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2026
They appear to have inherited several key traits, including expansion of the cerebrum, cerebellum and optic lobes, from earlier relatives before further adapting these regions for flight, Fabbri says.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2025
Students of neurology or psychology study his case because it illustrates how the lobes of the frontal cortex—the two halves of your brain that meet in your forehead—are the seat of "executive functions."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
