: 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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The glossy leaves have a unique shape with pointy lobes.
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The post featured a photo of the left side of Ramsay’s head and face, where a bandage was placed just under the lobe of his left ear.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The unit size of travelling-wave tubes or microwave power modules directly impacts critical antenna performance metrics such as grating lobes and, furthermore, determines the overall system weight and its adaptability across diverse platforms.
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The cartilage of Barron's ear is red and the lobe is the usual color.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The post featured a photo of the left side of Ramsay’s head and face, where a bandage was placed just under the lobe of his left ear.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The unit size of travelling-wave tubes or microwave power modules directly impacts critical antenna performance metrics such as grating lobes and, furthermore, determines the overall system weight and its adaptability across diverse platforms.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
The cartilage of Barron's ear is red and the lobe is the usual color.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobe. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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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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