English Explanatory Dictionary

lobe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
  2. A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung.
  3. A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it.

Pronunciation

/ləʊb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lobe.wav En-us-lobe.oga

Word forms

lobe lobes

Etymology

From Middle French lobe in early 16th century, from New Latin lobus (“a lobe”), from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, “the lobe of the ear or of the liver, the pod of a leguminous plant”).

Synonyms

lobe

Related words

lobate lobotomy

Derived words

axial lobe bilobe earlobe flocculonodular lobe interlobe intralobe limbic lobe lobal lobar lobate lobation lobectomy lobed lobefin lobe-finned lobefoot lobeless lobelet lobelike lobe-shaped lobing lobule midlobe multilobe pleural lobe right middle lobe syndrome Roche lobe seed-lobe side-lobe sidelobe Spigelian lobe trilobite
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