lobe

lobo

Una delle parti ben distinte di un organo, come il cervello, il fegato o il polmone.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a lobe of something (The scan showed damage to one lobe of the lung.)

Espressioni comuni: frontal lobe, lobe of something, temporal lobe

lobo

Parte arrotondata che sporge da qualcosa di più grande o ne costituisce una suddivisione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: projection

Espressioni comuni: rounded lobe, lobe of lava, leaf lobe

lobo

Forma a semicerchio tracciata sul ghiaccio da un pattinatore.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: skating lobe, trace a lobe, curved lobe