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lobe

UK
/ləʊb/
US
/loʊb/

Translations

lobenoun
lobes
pl
UK
/ləʊb/
US
/loʊb/
The frontal lobe is responsible for cognitive functions.
Лобная доля отвечает за когнитивные функции.
She has a small tattoo on her ear lobe.
У нее маленькая татуировка на мочке уха.
The turbine has a large lobe to catch the wind.
Турбина имеет большую лопасть для улавливания ветра.
Additional translations
лепесток
долька
Synonyms
section
bulge
leaf
part
division
segment
lobeadjective
UK
/ləʊb/
US
/loʊb/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a lobe (e.g., lobe tissue, lobe lesions).

Definitions

lobenoun
A rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part, such as the lobe of the ear or the lobe of the brain.
The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for cognitive functions and control of voluntary movement.
A rounded, projecting part of a leaf or petal.
The maple leaf is easily recognizable by its distinct lobes.
A section of a gland, such as the liver or lung, that is divided by a fissure.
The right lung is divided into three lobes, while the left lung has two.
A distinct rounded region of a graph or radiation pattern that shows a local maximum of intensity.
Engineers adjusted the antenna to narrow the main lobe and reduce side lobes.
A tongue-shaped or rounded extension of a larger mass such as a glacier, lava flow, or landslide.
The glacier’s southern lobe extended well into the adjacent valley during the last ice age.
lobeadjective
Relating to, situated in, or forming a lobe.
The surgeon had to remove lobe tissue affected by the infection.
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