lo·bate

[loh-beyt]
adjective
1.
having a lobe or lobes; lobed.
2.
having the form of a lobe.
3.
Ornithology. noting or pertaining to a foot in which the individual toes have membranous flaps along the sides.
Also, lo·bat·ed.


Origin:
1750–60; < Neo-Latin lobātus. See lobe, -ate1

lo·bate·ly, adverb
in·ter·lo·bate, adjective
mul·ti·lo·bate, adjective
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lobate or lobated (ˈləʊbeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  having or resembling lobes
2.  (of birds) having separate toes that are each fringed with a weblike lobe
 
lobated or lobated
 
adj
 
'lobately or lobated
 
adv

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Lobate is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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lobate lo·bate (lō'bāt')
adj.

  1. Divided into lobes.

  2. Lobe-shaped.


lo'bate'ly adv.

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Example sentences
Initially, lava spreads out as a thin sheet with lobate morphology.
What really stands out to me on this image are the gorgeous lobate lava flows that are continuing to build the island itself.
Both layers cover lobate areas that extend far northeastward from their source.
Nevertheless, the multi-lobate nucleus is quite evident.
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