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lobe

[ lohb ]

noun

  1. a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.


lobe

/ ±ôəʊ²ú /

noun

  1. any rounded projection forming part of a larger structure
  2. any of the subdivisions of a bodily organ or part, delineated by shape or connective tissue
  3. short for ear lobe
  4. any of the loops that form part of the graphic representation in cylindrical coordinates of the radiation pattern of a transmitting aerial Compare radiation pattern
  5. any of the parts, not entirely separate from each other, into which a flattened plant part, such as a leaf, is divided
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lobe

/ ±ôŲú /

  1. A rounded projection, as on a leaf or petal. The leaves of many oak species have prominent lobes.
  2. An anatomical division of an organ of the body. The liver, lungs, and brain are all characterized by lobes that are held in place by connective tissue.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾³Ü±ôt¾±Â·±ô´Ç²ú±ð noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lobe1

1515–25; < Medieval Latin lobus ( Late Latin: hull, husk, pod) < Greek ±ô´Ç²úó²õ, akin to Latin legula lobe of the ear
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lobe1

C16: from Late Latin lobus, from Greek lobos lobe of the ear or of the liver
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This is a movie where someone’s frontal lobes get splatted on a window and drip-drip-plop down in chunks.

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The tumour is in the right frontal lobe of Weronika's brain – the area responsible for abstract thought, creativity and concentration.

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The occipital lobe is the visual processing area of the brain and a stroke in this area can cause an array of visual impairments.

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They would identify the smell of bananas, garlic, licorice, fish and so on, while the researchers took recordings of the activity of individual neurons in their piriform cortex and medial temporal lobe.

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Fischer hypothesised that white Europeans had asymmetrical skulls to accommodate larger right frontal lobes, supposedly a marker of higher intelligence.

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