lobe

lobe

Une des parties nettement distinctes d'un organe, comme le cerveau, le foie ou le poumon.

En anglais simple : One of the clearly separate sections of an organ, such as the brain, liver, or lung.

• The brain has several lobes.
• The surgeon removed one lobe of her lung.
• Damage to the frontal lobe can change behavior.

Comment l'utiliser : a lobe of something (The scan showed damage to one lobe of the lung.)

Expressions courantes : frontal lobe, lobe of something, temporal lobe

lobe

Partie arrondie qui dépasse d'un ensemble plus grand ou constitue l'une de ses divisions.

En anglais simple : A rounded part that sticks out from, or forms a division of, something larger.

• The leaf has three lobes.
• A lobe of lava spread down the slope.
• Each rounded lobe forms part of the larger shape.

Synonymes : projection

Expressions courantes : rounded lobe, lobe of lava, leaf lobe

lobe

Forme en demi-cercle tracée sur la glace par un patineur.

En anglais simple : A half-circle shape traced on the ice by a skater.

• The skater traced a lobe on the ice.
• Each lobe should have a smooth curve.
• Her blade left two neat lobes behind her.

Expressions courantes : skating lobe, trace a lobe, curved lobe