Lobe 41327 222572554 2008-06-30T01:45:12Z 71.106.17.21 The term '''lobe''' generally refers to a projecting part of an object, but it can have more specific meanings. * In biology, [[lobe (anatomy)]] *As a term of [[endearment]]. '''Lobe''' referring to a strong sense of love, in some cases even stronger than love. ** In a sentence: I lobe Emily. * In [[telecommunication]], the term '''lobe''' has the following meanings: (Source: from [[Federal Standard 1037C]]) ** An identifiable segment of an [[antenna (electronics)|antenna]] [[radiation pattern]]. (''Note'': A lobe is characterized by a localized maximum bounded by identifiable nulls.) ** A pair of channels between a [[data]] station and a [[lobe attaching unit]], one [[channel (communications)|channel]] for sending and one for receiving, as seen from the point of view of the attached data station. * In [[astronomy]], the [[Roche lobe]] is the region of space around a star in a binary system within which orbiting material is gravitationally bound to that star {{disambig}} [[de:Lobe]] [[fr:Lobe]] [[lv:Lobe]]