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lobe |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: lobe n : a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
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