lobate

adjective

lo·​bate ˈlō-ˌbāt 

variants or less commonly lobated

ˈlō-ˌbā-təd 

1

: lobed

2

: resembling a lobe

lobation

lō-ˈbā-shən 

noun

Examples of lobate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Possibly due to shallow moonquakes, visible fault lines called lobate scarps cropped up in some places within the last billion years or so. — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2021

Like many bird species, pigeons accomplish this with microscopic structures called lobate cilia, which ornithologists documented early in the 20th century. — Jim Daley, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2020

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin lobātus, from Late Latin lobus lobe + Latin -ātus -ate entry 3

First Known Use

circa 1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for lobate

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Medical Definition

lobate

adjective

lo·​bate ˈlō-ˌbāt 

variants also lobated

-ˌbāt-əd 

1

: having lobes

2

: resembling a lobe

lobation

lō-ˈbā-shən 

noun