lobe

English Thesaurus

1. a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	projection,
definition	:	any structure that branches out from a central support (noun.artifact)

2. (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body part,
definition	:	any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body)

hyponym	:	ear lobe, earlobe,
definition	:	the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear (noun.body)

hyponym	:	hepatic lobe,
definition	:	any of the five lobes forming the liver (noun.body)

hyponym	:	lobe of the lung,
definition	:	any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung (noun.body)

hyponym	:	lobule,
definition	:	a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe (noun.body)

hyponym	:	frontal cortex, frontal lobe,
definition	:	that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead (noun.body)

hyponym	:	prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobe,
definition	:	the anterior part of the frontal lobe (noun.body)

hyponym	:	parietal cortex, parietal lobe,
definition	:	that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head (noun.body)

hyponym	:	occipital cortex, occipital lobe,
definition	:	that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head (noun.body)

hyponym	:	temporal ccortex, temporal lobe,
definition	:	that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head (noun.body)

part meronym	:	organ,
definition	:	a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (noun.body)

domain category	:	anatomy, general anatomy,
definition	:	the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals (noun.cognition)

3. the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	loop,
definition	:	anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) (noun.shape)

hyponym	:	major lobe,
definition	:	the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam (noun.communication)

part meronym	:	pattern, radiation diagram, radiation pattern,
definition	:	graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle (noun.communication)

4. (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	plant part, plant structure,
definition	:	any part of a plant or fungus (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	foliage, leaf, leafage,
definition	:	the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (noun.plant)

domain category	:	botany, phytology,
definition	:	the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition)

5. a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	lobar, lobar,
definition	:	of or relating to or affecting a lobe (adj.pert)

derivation	:	lobar, lobar,
definition	:	of or relating to or affecting a lobe (adj.pert)