lobe

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

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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