| A bone at the base of the cranium and the root of the nose, containing numerous perforations for the filaments of the olfactory nerve. |
| compound bone of the base of the cranium of many vertebrates formed by the fusion of bony elements |
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 | |
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.