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lobe
- /ləʊb/
Rhymes with -əʊb
Where it comes from
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”).
noun lobes
- Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. A lobe of lava was crawling down the side of the volcano.
- 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. The yawning gap in neuroscientists’ understanding of their topic is in the intermediate scale of the brain’s anatomy. Science has a passable knowledge of how individual nerve cells, known as neurons, work. It also knows which visible lobes and ganglia of the brain do what. But how the neurons are or
- A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it.
Similar: lobe
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: midline, mirror, bezel, ball, temporal, connection, front, frontal, temporary, applaud, praise, sign-on, connecting, section, division, subdivision
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Translations
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noun any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
| 中文 | 一坨 yītuó, 一團 /一团 yītuán |
|---|---|
| Français | lobe |
| Deutsch | Ausformung, Vorsprung, Zipfel, Keule, Lobus, Zunge |
| Italiano | lobo |
| Ελληνικά | λοβός lovós |
| Русский | лепесто́к lepestók |
noun division of the brain
| Español | lóbulo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 腦葉 /脑叶 nǎoyè |
| Português | lobo |
| Français | lobe |
| Deutsch | Hirnlappen, Lappen |
| Italiano | lobo |
| Ελληνικά | λοβός lovós |
| Română | lob |
| Русский | до́ля dólja |
noun division of the lung
| 中文 | 肺葉 /肺叶 fèiyè |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Lungenlappen, Lappen, Lobus |
| Ελληνικά | λοβός lovós |
noun division of the liver
| 中文 | 肝葉 /肝叶 gānyè |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Leberlappen, Lappen, Lobus |
| Ελληνικά | λοβός lovós |
Talk about this word "lobe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lobe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lobe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lobe "lobe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lobe.Cite this
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title = {lobe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lobe},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
