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Meaning of "ear lobe" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EAR LOBE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EAR LOBE

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determiner
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Ear lobe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EAR LOBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ear lobe

Earlobe

The human earlobe is composed of tough areolar and adipose connective tissues, lacking the firmness and elasticity of the rest of the pinna. Since the earlobe does not contain cartilage it has a large blood supply and may help to warm the ears and maintain balance. However, earlobes are not generally considered to have any major biological function. The earlobe contains many nerve endings, and for some people is an erogenous zone. A free earlobe An attached earlobe, with piercing and tattoo Tutankhamen displaying a stretched earlobe piercing.

Definition of ear lobe in the English dictionary

The definition of ear lobe in the dictionary is the fleshy lower part of the external ear.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EAR LOBE

ear
ear infection
ear piercing
ear shell
ear stopper
ear trumpet
ear-grabbing
ear-piercing
ear-splitting
ear-stone
ear, nose and throat department
ear, nose and throat specialist
earache
earball
earbash
earbasher
earbashing
earbob
earbud
earcon

WORDS THAT END LIKE EAR LOBE

celestial globe
conglobe
englobe
frontal lobe
globe
inglobe
lobe
multilobe
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
semiglobe
temporal lobe
the globe

Synonyms and antonyms of ear lobe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ear lobe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EAR LOBE

Find out the translation of ear lobe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ear lobe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ear lobe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耳垂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lóbulo de la oreja
570 millions of speakers

English

ear lobe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कान पालि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شحمة الأذن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мочки уха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lóbulo da orelha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কান লব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lobe de l´oreille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lobus telinga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ohrläppchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耳たぶ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귓불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cuping kuping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tai thùy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காது மடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कान कानाची पाळणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kulak lobu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lobo dell´orecchio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płat ucha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мочки вуха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lobul urechii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λοβό του αυτιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorlel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

örsnibben
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øreflippen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ear lobe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EAR LOBE»

The term «ear lobe» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.239 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EAR LOBE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ear lobe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EAR LOBE»

Discover the use of ear lobe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ear lobe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Human Malformations and Related Anomalies
10.20 Ear Lobe Creases/Pits Definition Ear lobe creases/pits are transverse linear fissures (creases) or pits in the lobule of the ear. Diagnosis This alteration of the lobule involves a distinctive linear fissure or crease easily recognized on ...
Roger E. Stevenson Director, Judith G. Hall Professor of Pediatrics University of British Columbia, 2005
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Ear Acupuncture
The lowest point of the ear lobe is a landmark, LM7. In the middle of the lobe, in square number 5, is the Eye point. In the rest of the lobe are most of the other points representing the parts of the face and skull. Figure 6.8 The earlobe is divided ...
Kajsa Landgren, 2008
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The Bedside Dysmorphologist
Recognizing the Sign Normal variation accommodates a wide range of configurations, but there are a few that may enjoy syndromic association and therefore are diagnostically noteworthy: (1) ear lobe creases, by which is meant linear ...
Crumlin William Reardon Consultant Clinical Geneticist Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, 2007
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Office-based Surgery in Otolaryngology
This results in a much larger defect that is then closed separately on each surface . An antibiotic ointment dressing is applied. Reduction and Re-Shaping of the Ear Lobe Reduction in the size of the lobe is accomplished by a wedge excision of ...
Andrew Blitzer, 1998
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Rhinoplasty and Facial Plastic Surgery: With a Supplement on ...
1494 shows the result. c) Split Ear-Lobe. Splitting of the ear-lobe occurs as an acquired deformity but may also result from the forceful tearing off of an earring. In these cases, a normal-size ear-lobe is divided into two halves by a vertical split .
Jacques Joseph, 1987
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Geriatric Physical Diagnosis: A Guide to Observation and ...
A diagonal ear lobe crease suggests increased risk of coronary artery disease. Tender chalky nodules on the pinna suggest gouty tophi in a person who has lived in a cold climate, since lower temperature reduces the solubility of uric acid.
Mark E. Williams, M.D.
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Ear Acupuncture: A Precise Pocket Atlas Based on the Works ...
5.3 1 Frontal lobe 2 Parietal lobe 3 Temporal lobe 4 Occipital lobe 5 Precentral gyrus 6 Postcentral gyrus Frontal Lobe Location: • This is the area in the most anterior part of the ear lobe, below the intertragic notch and reaching down to the  ...
Beate Strittmatter, 2011
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A Practical Guide to Beauty Therapy for NVQ Level 2
This is not recommended for the following reasons: • Although treatments are safe if the correct procedures are followed, the ear lobe does experience a small amount of trauma when it is pierced and a period of healing is required; the fitting of ...
Janet Simms, 2003
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Textbook of Basic Nursing
Expose the external ear canal by properly adjusting the client's ear lobe. For adults, pull the lobe up, back, and outward. For children older than 3 years, pull the lobe straight back. For children younger than 3 years, pull the lobe down and back ...
Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski, 2008
10
Certificate Biology Form 4 Pupil's Book
tougue rolling free ear lobe attached ear lobe broad cranium widows peak narrow cranium Fig. 1.8: Examples of contrasting traits in humans Example : A man who is heterozygous for free ear lobe marries a woman who is also heterozygous ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EAR LOBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ear lobe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Builder sentenced for assault on traditional Irish musician
“Three kicks to his left ear caused his spectacles to pierce his ear lobe. Another kick broke his left cheek bone. “There were more kicks to his left ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Avoid swimmer's ear this summer
“A person with an earache can tell if he has swimmers ear by pulling down on the ear lobe or pushing on the skin covered cartilage bump in ... «Standard-Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Correcting a newborn's ear abnormalities without surgery
By the time an infant is 3 months old, those maternal hormones are largely gone, and the cartilage in the ear lobe has begun to harden. «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Woman mauled by three dogs outside Sydney home
The 22-year-old was taken to Auburn Hospital after her ear lobe was severed in the vicious attack. She was visiting a friend's house this ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
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Now Playing Onstage in Phoenix - Week of 7/05/2015
There are no servants, the hostess is missing and the host, the Deputy Mayor of New York, has shot himself in the ear lobe upstairs in the ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Today in Local History – July 4
A Bluewater Bay man having breakfast with his family at a coffee shop in Niceville had his left ear lobe bitten off by an unknown assailant. «The Northwest Florida Daily News, Jul 15»
7
What if van Gogh
Not: What if he had never met Paul Gauguin, or what if he had never gone to Arles, or even what if he had never sliced off his ear lobe in a fit of ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
8
Looking back at the Conway Bicentennial Parade
Happy birthdays to June "the Village Barber" Krahn July 3; Uncle Sam (July 4); runner Bob Dunfey, late brother Steve “Ear Lobe” Eastman and ... «Conway Daily Sun, Jul 15»
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Make gorgeous earrings you'll want to wear all summer long
The catch is the part of the earring that goes on the back of your ear lobe. Now, grip the wire about 2 inches down from the U shape you made, ... «Mashable, Jun 15»
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Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 6/28/2015
There are no servants, the hostess is missing and the host, the Deputy Mayor of New York, has shot himself in the ear lobe upstairs in the ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»

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