lobe

noun

ˈlōb 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

When sudden stratospheric warming weakens it, that band stretches unevenly and becomes wavy, allowing lobes of cold air to slip much farther south. —Brandi D. Addison, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025

The bullet entered the singer’s back and went through her ribs as well as the upper lobe of her lungs before exiting her body. —Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2025

One tumor is centrally located in the middle of her lobes. —Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025

Discovered in 1882, its two lobes and bright features suggest a binary companion. —Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Late Latin lobus, from Greek lobos

First Known Use

1541, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing lobe

• frontal lobe
• lobe-fin
• occipital lobe
• olfactory lobe
• optic lobe
• parietal lobe
• temporal lobe

Rhymes for lobe

• globe
• jobe
• probe
• robe
• strobe
• bathrobe
• earlobe
• microbe
• niobe
• wardrobe
• microprobe

Kids Definition

lobe

noun

ˈlōb 

: a curved or rounded part

especially : one that is part of a bodily organ or part

lobed

ˈlōbd

adjective

Medical Definition

lobe

noun

ˈlōb 

: 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