'Lobe' definitions:
Definition of 'lobe'
(from WordNet)
noun
(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"
noun
(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided
noun
The enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
noun
A rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
Definition of 'Lobe'
From: GCIDE
- Lobe \Lobe\ (l[=o]b), n. [F. lobe, Gr. lobo`s.] Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form; as: (a) (Bot.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf. --Gray. (b) (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Lobe of the ear, the soft, fleshy prominence in which the human ear terminates below, also called the earlobe. See. Illust. of Ear. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'lobe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Lobe'
- Lobed,
- Lobe of the ear,
- Procephalic lobe,
- Seed lobe,
- ear lobe,
- frontal lobe,
- hepatic lobe,
- lobe of the lung,
- lobed leaf,
- lobed spleenwort,
- major lobe,
- occipital lobe,
- parietal lobe,
- piriform lobe,
- prefrontal lobe,
- pyriform lobe,
- temporal lobe,
- Lobe-footed,
- Three-lobed,
- deep-lobed,
- five-lobed,
- four-lobed,
- many-lobed,
- palmately-lobed,
- temporal lobe epilepsy,
- two-lobed,
- Three-lobed leaf,
- lobe-finned fish