Meaning
3 sensesAny projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
A lobe of lava was crawling down the side of the volcano.
Ausformung, Vorsprung, Zipfel
лепесто́кlepestók
a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
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.
Hirnlappen, Lappen, Lungenlappen
до́ляdólja
A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it.
Examples
9 sentencesI wonder why we have ear lobes.
Our memories are stored in the temporal-lobe of the brain.
Наші спогади зберігаються в скроневій частці мозку.
deUnsere Erinnerungen sind im Schläfenlappen des Gehirns gespeichert.
My left ear lobe is swollen.
I wonder what ear lobes are for.
ruИнтересно, для него нужны мочки уха?
deIch frage mich, wozu Ohrläppchen gut sind.
Maple tree leaves usually have three or five pointed lobes.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle French lobe in early 16th century, from New Latin lobus (“a lobe”), from AncieFrom 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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