lobation

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noun

The quality of having lobes.

OriginEnglish lobe ← Latin lobus ← Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós) →
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Meanings

nounlobation (countable and uncountable, plural lobations)

plural lobations

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of having lobes.
  2. countableuncountableThe growth, or formation of lobes.
  3. countableuncountableA lobe, or something shaped like a lobe.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lobós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lobós?
  4. Ancient Greekλοβός (lobós)
  5. Latinlobus
  6. Englishlobe
  7. Englishlobation

From lobe + -ation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

lobation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobation

MLA

“lobation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lobation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobation.

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