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lobe

Pronunciation: /ləʊb/

The English word “lobe” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
  2. 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.
  3. A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it.

Etymology

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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