Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (4)
1.
(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part;
- Example: "ear lobe"2.
(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided;
3.
the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern;
4.
a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lobe \Lobe\ (l[=o]b), n. [F. lobe, Gr. lobo`s.]
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat
rounded form; as:
(a) (Bot.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf.
--Gray.
(b) (Zool.) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of
certain birds, as the coot.
(c) (Anat.) A round projecting part of an organ, as of the
liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of Brain.
(b) (Mach.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a
non-circular gear wheel.
[1913 Webster]
Lobe of the ear, the soft, fleshy prominence in which the
human ear terminates below, also called the earlobe.
See. Illust. of Ear.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lobe
n 1: (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ
or part; "ear lobe"
2: (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided
3: the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as
indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
4: a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure