Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lobe"

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["o]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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

lobe
n 1: (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ
or part; "ear lobe"
2: the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as
indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
3: a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure


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