optic lobe

noun

: either of two prominences of the midbrain concerned with vision

Examples of optic lobe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No area of the brain was spared from the shrinkage, but the change was especially pronounced in the optic lobes and the optic tract—the bundles of nerves that carry visual signals to the brain—with reductions of 52% and 62% respectively. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026

According to Science Alert, sleeping octopuses do this because neurons firing in their optic lobes cause their pigment-containing cells to become active. — Fox News, 28 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for optic lobe

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

Kids Definition

optic lobe

noun

: either of a pair of lobes in the midbrain that are concerned with vision

Medical Definition

optic lobe

noun

: superior colliculus