lobe

noun \ ˈlōb \

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 of lobe from the Web

Jeff’s frontal and parietal lobes responded exactly like those of a person who was conscious and aware.

— george johnson, New York Times, "A Pioneering Neuroscientist Reports From ‘the Border of Life and Death’," 22 Aug. 2017
Now, not long after the spot in the old Si where the high-rpm cam lobes would engage and your spine started to tingle, this new Si gives you three quick flashes of the shift lights and smacks you in the face with the fuel cutoff.

— jared gall, Car and Driver, "2017 Honda Civic Si Coupe," 25 July 2017
Now, not long after the spot in the old Si where the high-rpm cam lobes would engage and your spine started to tingle, this new Si gives you three quick flashes of the shift lights and smacks you in the face with the fuel cutoff.

— jared gall, Car and Driver, "2017 Honda Civic Si Coupe," 25 July 2017
Brain-imaging studies have revealed that several blueberry-size regions in the temporal lobe—the area under the temple—

— knvul sheikh, Scientific American, "How We Save Face—Researchers Crack the Brain's Facial-Recognition Code," 24 July 2017
As the students identified the lobes and examined the folds of the brain, Matthew Tribble, also a second-year medical student, explained that the teens were doing the same anatomy lab given to first-year students in medical school.

— adia h. robinson, Philly.com, "Rowan R.A.I.S.E. takes high schoolers to med school," 19 July 2017
Translucent wafers of Korean fluke are wrapped in kelp to cure; sayori (needlefish) is slivered and marinated in soy; and tender lobes of rich uni are glazed with miso.

— garrett snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Los Angeles Magazine Hot Restaurant List for July 2017," 18 July 2017
Now, not long after the spot in the old Si where the high-rpm cam lobes would engage and your spine started to tingle, this new Si gives you three quick flashes of the shift lights and smacks you in the face with the fuel cutoff.

— jared gall, Car and Driver, "2017 Honda Civic Si Coupe," 18 July 2017
This change will allow a lobe of heat and humidity to surge into the Midwest.

— tom skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Pattern shift to return warmth, storms to area," 25 June 2017

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