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lobe (enc)

Lobe

Noun1.lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
ear lobe, earlobe - the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear
hepatic lobe - any of the five lobes forming the liver
lobe of the lung - any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung
lobule - a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe
frontal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead
prefrontal lobe - the anterior part of the frontal lobe
parietal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head
occipital lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
temporal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
2.lobe - (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided
botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
foliage, leaf, leafage - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
3.lobe - the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
radiation diagram, radiation pattern, pattern - graphical representation (in polar or cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
major lobe - the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam
loop - anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
4.lobe - a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
projection - any structure that branches out from a central support

 

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