: 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
Williams was ultimately diagnosed with frontotemporal lobe dementia and progressive aphasia in May 2023.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
According to the student handbook, male students’ hair cannot extend past the eyebrows or ear lobes.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
After decades of being upstaged by the lobes, the rest of the ear is ready for its glow-up moment.
—Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
This means that parts of these lobes atrophy, and the shrinking of these areas can cause speech issues, emotional problems and changes in personality.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
Unlike other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, there aren’t any biomarkers that show a person has shrinkage in their frontotemporal lobe, said Appleby.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Feb. 2024
The key, is the chic satin-gold finish of her jewelry; creamy 18kt gold rings are frosted with sapphires, while diamond lobe jackets look like they have been dipped in sugar.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Points in other lobes correspond to functions that end up oscillating between a particular number of different values.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
School officials said his dreadlocks fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes and violated the district’s dress code.
—Cheyenne Mumphrey, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2023
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
According to the student handbook, male students’ hair cannot extend past the eyebrows or ear lobes.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
After decades of being upstaged by the lobes, the rest of the ear is ready for its glow-up moment.
—Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
This means that parts of these lobes atrophy, and the shrinking of these areas can cause speech issues, emotional problems and changes in personality.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
Unlike other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, there aren’t any biomarkers that show a person has shrinkage in their frontotemporal lobe, said Appleby.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Feb. 2024
The key, is the chic satin-gold finish of her jewelry; creamy 18kt gold rings are frosted with sapphires, while diamond lobe jackets look like they have been dipped in sugar.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Points in other lobes correspond to functions that end up oscillating between a particular number of different values.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
School officials said his dreadlocks fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes and violated the district’s dress code.
—Cheyenne Mumphrey, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobe. Accessed 18 Apr. 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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