Plural of lobe
regular plural
The plural of lobe is lobes.
Forms of lobe
| Singular | lobe /ləʊb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lobes |
| Countable | countable |
Lobes in a sentence
- He then broke the kola nut and threw one of the lobes on the ground for the ancestors.1958 June 17, Chinua Achebe, chapter 19, in Things Fall Apart, London: Heinemann, →OCLC
- It also knows which visible lobes and ganglia of the brain do what.2013 August 3, “The machine of a new soul”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847
- Although palmate leaves are typical of most Western maples, a number of species have leaves without lobes.From the entry palmate
- Earless seals are probably more hydrodynamic without ear lobes.From the entry earless
- But how the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure.2013 August 3, “The machine of a new soul”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847. From the entry know
Meaning of lobe
- noun Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
- noun A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung.
- noun A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it.
Questions about the plural of lobe
- What is the plural of lobe?
- The plural of lobe is lobes.
- Is lobe countable?
- Lobe is a countable noun.
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