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adjective
1.
of, in, or at the front: a frontal view; frontal attack.
2.
Anatomy.
a.
of, pertaining to, or situated near the forehead or the frontal bone.
b.
coronal (def. 4c).
3.
Meteorology. of or pertaining to the division between dissimilar air masses: frontal zone; frontal surface.
4.
Fine Arts.
a.
exhibiting frontality.
b.
parallel to the surface in the pictorial arts or seen from the front view in sculpture: the frontal plane.
noun
5.
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
6.
frontlet (def. 1).
7.
Anatomy. any of several parts in the frontal region, especially the frontal bone.
Origin:
1275–1325; < Late Latin frontālis (Neo-Latin, in anatomy sense); replacing Middle English frountel < Old French frontel. See front, -al1
1275–1325; < Late Latin frontālis (Neo-Latin, in anatomy sense); replacing Middle English frountel < Old French frontel. See front, -al1
Related forms
fron·tal·ly, adverb
in·ter·fron·tal, adjective
sub·fron·tal, adjective
sub·fron·tal·ly, adverb
trans·fron·tal, adjective
EXPANDtrans·fron·tal·ly, adverb
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| frontal (ˈfrʌntəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, at, or in the front |
| 2. | of or relating to the forehead: frontal artery |
| 3. | of or relating to the anterior part of a body or organ |
| 4. | meteorol of, relating to, or resulting from a front or its passage: frontal rainfall |
| —n | |
| 5. | a decorative hanging for the front of an altar |
| 6. | frontal lobe See frontal bone |
| 7. | another name for frontlet |
| [C14 (in the sense: adornment for forehead, altar cloth): via Old French frontel, from Latin frontālia (pl) ornament worn on forehead, frontellum altar cloth, both from frōns forehead, | |
| 'frontally | |
| —adv | |
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frontal fron·tal (frŭn'tl)
adj.
Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
Of or relating to the frontal plane.
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