: a curved or rounded projection or division
specifically
: a usually somewhat rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part
Examples of lobe in a Sentence
the frontal lobe of the brain
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Instead of pits and ridges, they’re marked with folds, lobes and wrinkles.
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Plus: Rowan offers ear piercings beyond just the lobe, including the helix and tragus — a trend that's popular not only with teens, but increasingly their moms as well.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
Then, in 2023, the Pulp Fiction actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, where lobes in the brain shrink, which can affect behavior, language, and more, according to Mayo Clinic.
Earlier this month, Moore spoke to CNN host Christiane Amanpour about her ex-husband's health struggles.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The knife damaged soft tissue, muscles, the upper and lower lobes of his right lungs, the right lobe of his liver, his diaphragm, the ribs, the thymus gland and the heart itself, Arangelovich said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Plus: Rowan offers ear piercings beyond just the lobe, including the helix and tragus — a trend that's popular not only with teens, but increasingly their moms as well.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
Then, in 2023, the Pulp Fiction actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, where lobes in the brain shrink, which can affect behavior, language, and more, according to Mayo Clinic.
Earlier this month, Moore spoke to CNN host Christiane Amanpour about her ex-husband's health struggles.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The knife damaged soft tissue, muscles, the upper and lower lobes of his right lungs, the right lobe of his liver, his diaphragm, the ribs, the thymus gland and the heart itself, Arangelovich said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobe. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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lobe
noun
: a curved or rounded part
especially
: one that is part of a bodily organ or part
lobed
adjective
ˈlōbd
Medical Definition
lobe
noun
: a curved or rounded projection or division: as
a
: a more or less rounded projection of a body organ or part
the lobe of the ear
b
: a division of a body organ (as the brain, lungs, or liver) marked off by a fissure on the surface
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