lobular

English

Etymology

From lobule +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒbjʊlə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑbjəlɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

lobular (comparative more lobular, superlative most lobular)

1. Of or relating to a lobule.

Derived terms

• bilobular
• centrilobular
• centrolobular
• ductolobular
• extralobular
• hepatolobular
• hexalobular
• hyperlobular
• hypolobular
• interlobular
• intralobular
• lobularity
• lobularly
• mediolobular
• monolobular
• multilobular
• nonlobular
• panlobular
• paralobular
• pentalobular
• perilobular
• peripherolobular
• polylobular
• postlobular
• prelobular
• pseudolobular
• quadrilobular
• sublobular
• supralobular
• translobular
• trilobular
• unilobular
• venolobular

Translations

Of or relating to a lobule

• French: lobulaire (fr)
• Hungarian: lobuláris, lebenykés
• Italian: lobulare
• Polish: płatowy (pl)
• Portuguese: lobular
• Romanian: lobular (ro)
• Spanish: lobular

Catalan

Etymology

From lòbul +‎ -ar.

Adjective

lobular m or f (masculine and feminine plural lobulars)

1. lobular

Derived terms

• multilobular

Related terms

• lobulat

Further reading

• “lobular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.buˈlaʁ/ [lo.buˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.buˈlaʁ/ [lo.buˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lo.buˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lo.buˈlaʁ/ [lo.buˈlaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /lo.buˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.buˈlaɾ/ [lu.βuˈlaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.buˈlaɾ/ [lu.βuˈlaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.buˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: lo‧bu‧lar

Adjective

lobular m or f (plural lobulares, not comparable)

1. lobular (of or relating to a lobule)

Further reading

• “lobular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “lobular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lobulaire.

Adjective

lobular m or n (feminine singular lobulară, masculine plural lobulari, feminine/neuter plural lobulare)

1. lobular

Declension

Declension of lobular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	lobular		lobulară	lobulari	lobulare
	definite	lobularul		lobulara	lobularii	lobularele
genitive- dative	indefinite	lobular		lobulare	lobulari	lobulare
	definite	lobularului		lobularei	lobularilor	lobularelor

Spanish

Etymology

From lóbulo + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lobuˈlaɾ/ [lo.β̞uˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lo‧bu‧lar

Adjective

lobular m or f (masculine and feminine plural lobulares)

1. lobar
2. lobular

   Synonym: lobulillar

Derived terms

• interlobular

Further reading

• “lobular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025