Lobe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Lobe	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Lobe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lobe n (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe" (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lobe \Lobe\, n. [F. lobe, Gr. [?].] Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form; as: (a) (Bot.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf. --Gray. (b) (Zo[94]l.) 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. {Lobe of the ear}, the soft, fleshy prominence in which the human ear terminates below. See. Illust. of {Ear}.