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lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe" |
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body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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organ wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
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general anatomy,
anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
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ear lobe,
earlobe the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear
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hepatic lobe any of the five lobes forming the liver
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lobe of the lung any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung
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lobule a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe
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frontal cortex,
frontal lobe that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead
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prefrontal cortex,
prefrontal lobe the anterior part of the frontal lobe
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parietal cortex,
parietal lobe that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head
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occipital cortex,
occipital lobe that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
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temporal ccortex,
temporal lobe that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
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lobe - the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern |
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loop a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
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radiation diagram,
radiation pattern,
pattern graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
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major lobe the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam
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lobe - (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided |
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plant part,
plant structure any part of a plant or fungus
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leafage,
foliage,
leaf hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
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phytology,
botany the branch of biology that studies plants
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lobe - a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure |
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projection any structure that branches out from a central support
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