lobe

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Definition of lobe

: a curved or rounded projection or division specifically : a usually somewhat rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part

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Examples of lobe in a Sentence

the frontal lobe of the brain

Recent Examples on the Web This prompts problems with the thought processes and behavior controlled by these lobes, according to the NINDS. 2. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "8 Things to Know About Frontotemperal Degeneration," 25 Oct. 2019 Outlines of Ovda Fluctus flow lobes have fractal dimensions consistent with basaltic pahoehoe lavas. — Fox News, "Venus was made of lava and was not 'Earth-like' after all, stunning study says," 15 Oct. 2019 His family said the cause was complications of frontotemporal lobe degeneration. — BostonGlobe.com, "But as part of a plan conceived by Freddie Gershon, a music executive, and joined by Mr. Swid and another partner, Ira Smith, a revamped SESAC would find ways to pay songwriters more.," 11 Oct. 2019 There are five lobes in the lungs, three on the right and two on the left, Flores explained. — Ashley Welch, CBS News, "What Ruth Bader Ginsburg's lung surgery means," 21 Dec. 2018 There are references to dopamine and brain lobes, grounding his emotional issues in biology. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "The Real Message Behind Justin Bieber’s Drug Confession," 5 Sep. 2019 The western side of that glacial lobe had been showing signs of calving within the past few days. — Author: Madeline Mcgee, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska glacier where boaters were found dead had recently become prone to calving, guide says," 2 Aug. 2019 That means a sheet or mound of volcanic rock, in which all these tiny compasses align, would have a strong magnetic anomaly—and that’s just what the team saw when scanning the lobes. — National Geographic, "Six underwater volcanoes found hiding in plain sight," 2 Aug. 2019 One disadvantage is that the universe’s mirror-image lobes meet at a singularity, a pinch in space-time that requires the unknown quantum theory of gravity to understand. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "Cosmologists Clash Over the Beginning of the Universe," 16 June 2019

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“Lobe.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobe. Accessed 13 December 2019.

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lobe

noun

English Language Learners Definition of lobe

: a curved or rounded part of something (such as a leaf or a part of the body)

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Kids Definition of lobe

: a rounded part a lobe of a leaf the lobe of the ear

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Medical Definition of lobe

: a curved or rounded projection or division: as

a : a more or less rounded projection of a body organ or part the lobe of the ear

b : a division of a body organ (as the brain, lungs, or liver) marked off by a fissure on the surface

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