trilobate

or tri·lo·bat·ed

[ trahy-loh-beyt, trahy-luh-beyt or trahy-loh-bey-tid, trahy-luh-bey-tid ]

/ traɪˈloʊ beɪt, ˈtraɪ ləˌbeɪt or traɪˈloʊ beɪ tɪd, ˈtraɪ ləˌbeɪ tɪd /

adjective

having three lobes.

Words nearby trilobate

trill, trilling, trillion, trillionaire, trillium, trilobate, trilobed, trilobite, trilocular, trilogy, trilogy of fallot

Origin of trilobate

First recorded in 1765–75; tri- + lobate

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Examples from the Web for trilobate

The nose is often twisted in epileptics, flattened and trilobate in cretins.
Criminal Man|Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
The trilobate roof of the nave was medival, but has lately been restored.
The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton Jackson
Just behind the mandibles are the maxillæ, which are trilobate at the end, as in the three orders of insects above named.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard
The importance of the trilobate form of the trilobite is very much overestimated.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for trilobate

trilobate

/ (traɪˈləʊbeɪt, ˈtraɪləˌbeɪt) /

adjective

(esp of a leaf) consisting of or having three lobes or parts

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Medical definitions for trilobate

trilobate

[ trī-lō′bāt′ ]

adj.

Having three lobes.