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Lobe

Lobe Meaning & Definition
Lobe Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lobe?

[n] a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
[n] (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"
[n] the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lobe:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lobe: anvil | appendage | arachnoid | arbor vitae | archipallium | arm | auditory apparatus | auditory canal | auditory meatus | auditory nerve | auditory ossicles | auditory tube | auricle | basilar membrane | between brain | bony labyrinth | bough | brain stem | branch | cauliflower ear | cerebellar hemispheres | cerebellum | cerebral cortex | cerebrospinal fluid | cerebrum | cochlea | conch | concha | convolution | corpus callosum | corpus striatum | diencephalon | drape | drumhead | dura mater | ear | ear lobe | eardrum | endbrain | endolymph | Eustachian tube | external ear | fissure | folia | forebrain | fornix | frontal lobe | glial cells | globus pallidus | gray matter | gyrus | hammer | hand | hanger | hanging | hindbrain | hippocampus | hypothalamus | imp | incus | inner ear | joint | lappet | leg | lenticular nucleus | limb | limbic lobe | link | little brain | lobation | lobule | lug | malleus | mantle | mastoid process | medulla oblongata | member | meninges | mesencephalon | metencephalon | midbrain | middle ear | myelencephalon | neopallium | occipital lobe | offshoot | optic chiasm | organ | organ of Corti | outer ear | oval window | pallium | parietal lobe | pendant | perilymph | pia mater | pineal body | pinion | pinna | pituitary body | pons | ramification | reticular system | rhombencephalon | round window | runner | scion | secondary eardrum | semicircular canals | shell | spray | sprig | spur | stapes | stirrup | subthalamus | switch | tail | telencephalon | temporal lobe | tendril | thalamus | twig | tympanic cavity | tympanic membrane | tympanum | uvula | ventricle | vermis | vestibule | white matter | wing

See Also | body part | ear lobe | earlobe | frontal lobe | hepatic lobe | lobe of the lung | lobule | loop | major lobe | occipital lobe | organ | parietal lobe | pattern | prefrontal lobe | projection | radiation diagram | radiation pattern | temporal lobe

Lobe In Webster's Dictionary

\Lobe\, n. [F. lobe, Gr. ?.] Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form; as: (a) (Bot.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf. --Gray. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot. (c) (Anat.) A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of {Brain}. (b) (Mach.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel. {Lobe of the ear}, the soft, fleshy prominence in which the human ear terminates below. See. Illust. of {Ear}.

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