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bilobate

[ bahy-loh-beyt ]

adjective

  1. consisting of or divided into two lobes.


bilobate

/ baɪˈləʊˌbeɪt; ˈbaɪˌləʊbd /

adjective

  1. divided into or having two lobes

    a bilobate leaf

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bilobate1

First recorded in 1785–95; bi- 1 + lobate
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But bilobate comets are typically rich in volatiles, leading astronomers to think that these objects might have formed at the beginning of the Solar System, when pieces of rock and dust coalesced slowly.

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The researchers found that violent impacts could produce bilobate shapes that retained their volatiles.

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