lobe

Meaning

Noun

• Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
• A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung.
• A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• ear lobe
• frontal lobe
• occipital lobe
• parietal lobe
• temporal lobe

Origin

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