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lobe 1. any of the subdivisions of a bodily organ or part, delineated by shape or connective tissue 2. short for ear lobe 3. any of the loops that form part of the graphic representation in cylindrical coordinates of the radiation pattern of a transmitting aerial 4. any of the parts, not entirely separate from each other, into which a flattened plant part, such as a leaf, is divided lobe [lōb] (biology) A rounded projection on an organ or body part. (design engineering) A projection on a cam wheel or a noncircular gear wheel. (electromagnetism) A part of the radiation pattern of a directional antenna representing an area of stronger radio-signal transmission. Also known as radiation lobe. (engineering acoustics) A portion of the directivity pattern of a transducer representing an area of increased emission or response. (hydrology) A curved projection on the margin of a continental ice sheet. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The radicals of lobe are lb, the soft mass of the b Well, sir, the rupture of a blood-vessel on the lobe of the brain has destroyed all this, not in a day, not in an hour, but in a second. He began by depositing on an angle of the pillory a black hour-glass, the upper lobe of which was filled with red sand, which it allowed to glide into the lower receptacle; then he removed his parti-colored surtout, and there became visible, suspended from his right hand, a thin and tapering whip of long, white, shining, knotted, plaited thongs, armed with metal nails. |
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