noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ləʊb/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A lobe of lava was crawling down the side of the volcano.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: figure skating
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4
noun
Meaning 4
a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: projection
5
noun
Meaning 5
(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: loop
Narrower terms: major lobe
7
noun
Meaning 7
(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: plant part, plant structure
History
Etymology
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”).
Across languages
Translations
81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
изпъкналост
(izpǎknalost)
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Chinese Mandarin:
一坨
(yītuó)
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Chinese Mandarin:
一團 /一团
(yītuán)
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Dutch:
lob
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Dutch:
lel
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Finnish:
kieleke
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
French:
lobe
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Ausformung
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Vorsprung
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Zipfel
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Keule
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Lobus
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Zunge
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Schwemmfächer
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Mündungsfächer
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Sedimentfächer
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Fortsatz
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
German:
Formelement
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Greek:
λοβός
(lovós)
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Ancient Greek:
λοβός
(lobós)
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Irish:
maothán
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Irish:
bog
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Irish:
liopa
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Italian:
lobo
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Northern Kurdish:
pil
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Māori:
toke
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Māori:
hoi
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Occitan:
lòbe
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Old English:
læppa
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Persian:
لپ
(lap)
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Polish:
płat
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Russian:
лепесто́к
(lepestók)
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Yiddish:
לעפּל
(lepl)
— any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
Catalan:
lòbul
— division of the brain
Chinese Mandarin:
腦葉 /脑叶
(nǎoyè)
— division of the brain
Czech:
lalok
— division of the brain
Danish:
lap
— division of the brain
Danish:
hjernelap
— division of the brain
Dutch:
kwab
— division of the brain
Esperanto:
lobo
— division of the brain
Finnish:
aivolohko
— division of the brain
French:
lobe
— division of the brain
German:
Hirnlappen
— division of the brain
German:
Lappen
— division of the brain
Greek:
λοβός
(lovós)
— division of the brain
Ancient Greek:
λοβός
(lobós)
— division of the brain
Hungarian:
lebeny
— division of the brain
Icelandic:
blað
— division of the brain
Italian:
lobo
— division of the brain
Northern Kurdish:
pil
— division of the brain
Occitan:
lòbe
— division of the brain
Polish:
płat
— division of the brain
Portuguese:
lobo
— division of the brain
Romanian:
lob
— division of the brain
Russian:
до́ля
(dólja)
— division of the brain
Serbo-Croatian:
режањ
(režanj)
— division of the brain
Spanish:
lóbulo
— division of the brain
Swedish:
lob
— division of the brain
Ottoman Turkish:
كوشه
(köşe)
— division of the brain
Chinese Mandarin:
肺葉 /肺叶
(fèiyè)
— division of the lung
Finnish:
keuhkolohko
— division of the lung
German:
Lungenlappen
— division of the lung
German:
Lappen
— division of the lung
German:
Lobus
— division of the lung
Greek:
λοβός
(lovós)
— division of the lung
Ancient Greek:
λοβός
(lobós)
— division of the lung
Hungarian:
lebeny
— division of the lung
Hungarian:
tüdőlebeny
— division of the lung
Northern Kurdish:
pil
— division of the lung
Ottoman Turkish:
كوشه
(köşe)
— division of the lung
Chinese Mandarin:
肝葉 /肝叶
(gānyè)
— division of the liver
Finnish:
maksalohko
— division of the liver
German:
Leberlappen
— division of the liver
German:
Lappen
— division of the liver
German:
Lobus
— division of the liver
Greek:
λοβός
(lovós)
— division of the liver
Ancient Greek:
λοβός
(lobós)
— division of the liver
Hungarian:
lebeny
— division of the liver
Northern Kurdish:
pil
— division of the liver
Old English:
liferlæppa
— division of the liver
Ottoman Turkish:
كوشه
(köşe)
— division of the liver
