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say it: lohb
lobe is a noun meaning "(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part". It is pronounced /ˈloʊb/ — lohb. It carries 4 recorded senses.
(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
“ear lobe”
anatomy
the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lobe come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.