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Lobe
| lobe of the lung
| lobe-finned fish
| lobe-footed
| lobectomy
| lobed
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Lobe has 4 senses
- lobe(n = noun.body) Array - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe" is a kind of body part
- lobe(n = noun.plant) Array - (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided; Array is a kind of plant part, plant structure
- lobe(n = noun.communication) Array - the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern; Array is a part of pattern, radiation diagram, radiation pattern
- lobe(n = noun.artifact) Array - a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure; Array is a kind of projection
is a part of organ
has particulars: ear lobe, earlobe, hepatic lobe, lobe of the lung, lobule, frontal cortex, frontal lobe, prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobe, parietal cortex, parietal lobe, occipital cortex, occipital lobe, temporal ccortex, temporal lobe
Derived form adjective lobar1
is a part of foliage, leaf, leafage
has particulars: major lobe
is a kind of loop
Derived form adjective lobar1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Lobe, n. [F. lobe, Gr. lobo`s.].
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Lobe, n.
1 a roundish and flattish projecting or pendulous part, often each of two or more such parts divided by a fissure (lobes of the brain).
2 = ear lobe (see EAR(1)).
1 a roundish and flattish projecting or pendulous part, often each of two or more such parts divided by a fissure (lobes of the brain).
2 = ear lobe (see EAR(1)).
Derivative
lobed adj. lobeless adj.
Etymology
LL f. Gk lobos lobe, pod
THESAURUS
Lobe
Eustachian tube, 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, 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, wingROGET THESAURUS
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Part
N part, portion, dose, item, particular, aught, any, division, ward, subdivision, section, chapter, clause, count, paragraph, verse, article, passage, sector, segment, fraction, fragment, cantle, frustum, detachment, parcel, piece, lump, bit cut, cutting, chip, chunk, collop, slice, scale, lamina, small part, morsel, particle, installment, dividend, share, debris, odds and ends, oddments, detritus, excerpta, member, limb, lobe, lobule, arm, wing, scion, branch, bough, joint, link, offshoot, ramification, twig, bush, spray, sprig, runner, leaf, leaflet, stump, component part, sarmentum, compartment, department, county, fractional, fragmentary, sectional, aliquot, divided, in compartments, multifid, disconnected, partial, partly, in part, partially, piecemeal, part by part, by by installments, by snatches, by inches, by driblets, bit by bit, inch by inch, foot by foot, drop by drop, in detail, in lots.
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