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lobe

/ləʊb/

Meanings
noun
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.

Examples :

"A lobe of lava was crawling down the side of the volcano."
anatomy organ part body physiology

Related Words

Illustration crawling

crawling verb

/ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/

To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

"Clutching my wounded side, I crawled back to the trench."

Illustration division

division noun

/dɪˈvɪʒən/

The act or process of dividing anything.

"The division of the large project into smaller tasks made it much easier to complete. "

Illustration determined

determined verb

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ /dɪˈtɝmɪnd/

To set the boundaries or limits of.

"The teacher determined the parameters of the history project, specifying the required length and number of sources. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration rounded

rounded verb

/ˈɹaʊndɪd/

To shape something into a curve.

"The carpenter rounded the edges of the table."

Illustration symmetrical

symmetrical adjective

/sɪˈmɛtɹɪkəl/

Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

"The butterfly's wings are perfectly symmetrical. "

Illustration explaining

explaining verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspleɪnɪŋ/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Illustration movements

movements noun

/ˈmuːv.mənts/

Physical motion between points in space.

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

Illustration projection

projection noun

/pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/

Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.

"The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on."

Illustration semicircular

semicircular adjective

/ˌsemisɜːrkjələr/ /ˌsemisɜːrkjəlɚ/

In the shape of half of a circle or a semicircle.

"The teacher arranged the desks in a semicircular formation so everyone could see the presentation. "

Illustration somewhat

somewhat noun

/ˈsʌmwɒt/ /ˈsʌmwʌt/

More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

"The somewhat of extra help she received from her tutor significantly improved her test scores. "

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"