trilobate

or tri·lo·bat·ed

[ trahy-loh-beyt, trahy-luh-beyt or trahy-loh-bey-tid, trahy-luh-bey-tid ]
/ traɪˈloʊ beɪt, ˈtraɪ ləˌbeɪt or traɪˈloʊ beɪ tɪd, ˈtraɪ ləˌbeɪ tɪd /

adjective

having three lobes.

Origin of trilobate

First recorded in 1765–75; tri- + lobate

Words nearby trilobate

trill, trilling, trillion, trillionaire, trillium, trilobate, trilobed, trilobite, trilocular, trilogy, trilogy of fallot

Example sentences from the Web for trilobate

  • The nose is often twisted in epileptics, flattened and trilobate in cretins.

    Criminal Man |Gina Lombroso-Ferrero

  • The trilobate roof of the nave was medival, but has lately been restored.

    The Shores of the Adriatic |F. Hamilton Jackson

  • Just behind the mandibles are the maxillæ, which are trilobate at the end, as in the three orders of insects above named.

    Our Common Insects |Alpheus Spring Packard

  • The importance of the trilobate form of the trilobite is very much overestimated.

    The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites |Percy Edward Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for trilobate

trilobate
/ (traɪˈləʊbeɪt, ˈtraɪləˌbeɪt) /

adjective

(esp of a leaf) consisting of or having three lobes or parts

Medical definitions for trilobate

trilobate
[ trī-lō′bāt′ ]

adj.

Having three lobes.