Lobe

See also lobé

English

Etymology

From French lobe < New Latin lobus (“‘a lobe’”) < Ancient Greek λοβός (lobos), “‘the lobe of the ear or of the liver, the pod of a leguminous plant’”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊb

Noun

Singular Lobe

Plural {{{1}}}

Lobe ({{{1}}})

1. Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
2. (anatomy) A division of the brain.

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:lobe

Derived terms

• frontal lobe
• occipital lobe
• parietal lobe
• temporal lobe
• trilobite

Related terms

• lobotomy

Translations

Division of the brain

Czech: lalok cs(cs) m. Dutch: kwab nl(nl) m. and f. Finnish: aivolohko fi(fi) French: lobe fr(fr) m.

Greek: λοβός el(el) (lovós) m. Italian: lobo it(it) m. Russian: доля ru(ru) f. Spanish: lóbulo es(es) m.

External links

• Lobe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Lobe in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

See also

• (brain lobes) ^[create]

Anagrams

• belo,
• bole

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French

Verb

Lobe

1. first-person singular present indicative of lober.
2. third-person singular present indicative of lober.
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of lober.
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of lober.
5. second-person singular imperative of lober.

cs:lobe el:lobe fa:lobe fr:lobe ko:lobe io:lobe it:lobe hu:lobe ml:lobe pl:lobe ru:lobe fi:lobe ta:lobe te:lobe vi:lobe zh:lobe