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Added 9 October 2026

lobe

/ləʊb/ noun

Latin root: lobus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lobe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part.
ear lobe
(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided.
The enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern.

Origin

From Middle French lobe in early 16th century, from New Latin lobus (“a lobe”), from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, “the lobe of the ear or of the liver, the pod of a leguminous plant”).

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