: a curved or rounded projection or division
specifically
: a usually somewhat rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part
Examples of lobe in a Sentence
the frontal lobe of the brain
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From the detailed fossils, researchers also got a clear view of appendages around the mouth, including a fleshy lobe in front of the mouth called a labrum, which helps process food.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
Some weather models indicate that a more concentrated lobe of spin may consolidate and make landfall Wednesday night in Tamaulipas or Veracruz, Mexico, as a low-end tropical storm.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
As Lucy sent more data back to Earth, the researchers noticed something unusual about the images — the satellite appeared to have two lobes, like halves of a Valentine’s Day heart.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
Kevin Horan/Getty Kettle Moraine State Forest, Northern Unit Two colliding lobes of the Wisconsin Glacier left the Kettle Moraine, a range of glacial deposits more than 100 miles long, which is now protected as state forest.
—Kevin Revolinski, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2023
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
Some weather models indicate that a more concentrated lobe of spin may consolidate and make landfall Wednesday night in Tamaulipas or Veracruz, Mexico, as a low-end tropical storm.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
As Lucy sent more data back to Earth, the researchers noticed something unusual about the images — the satellite appeared to have two lobes, like halves of a Valentine’s Day heart.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
Kevin Horan/Getty Kettle Moraine State Forest, Northern Unit Two colliding lobes of the Wisconsin Glacier left the Kettle Moraine, a range of glacial deposits more than 100 miles long, which is now protected as state forest.
—Kevin Revolinski, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2023
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“Lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobe. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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lobe
noun
: a curved or rounded part
especially
: one that is part of a bodily organ or part
lobed
adjective
ˈlōbd
Medical Definition
lobe
noun
: 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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