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fron⋅tal

  [fruhn-tl]
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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, esp. the frontal bone.
Origin:
1275–1325; < LL frontālis (NL, in anatomy sense); r. ME frountel < OF frontel. See front, -al 1

Related forms:
fron⋅tal⋅ly, adverb

cor⋅o⋅nal

  [n. kawr-uh-nl, kor-; adj. kuh-rohn-l, kawr-uh-nl, kor-]
–noun
1. a crown; coronet.
2. a garland.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to a coronal.
4. Anatomy.
a. of or pertaining to a corona.
b. (of a plane along the long axis of the body) lying in the direction of the coronal suture.
c. Also, frontal. lying in the direction of the frontal plane.
5. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tip of the tongue, esp. in a retroflex position.
6. Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated with the blade of the tongue raised; dental, alveolar, or palato-alveolar.
7. of or pertaining to the tip of the tongue.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < L corōnālis, equiv. to L corōn(a) crown + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
cor⋅o⋅naled; especially British, cor⋅o⋅nalled, adjective
co⋅ro⋅nal⋅ly, adverb

front⋅let

  [fruhnt-lit]
–noun
1. Also, frontal. a decorative band, ribbon, or the like, worn across the forehead: The princess wore a richly bejeweled frontlet.
2. the forehead of an animal.
3. Ornithology. the forehead when marked by a different color or texture of the plumage.
4. Judaism. the phylactery worn on the forehead.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME frontlet < OF, dim. of frontel frontal
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fron·tal 1   (frŭn'tl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.
  2. Anatomy
    1. Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
    2. Of or relating to the frontal plane.
  3. Of or relating to a meteorological front.
fron'tal·ly adv.
fron·tal 2   (frŭn'tl)   
n.  
  1. A drapery covering the front of an altar.
  2. The façade of a building.

[Middle English frontel, from Old French, from Medieval Latin frontāle, from Latin frōns, front-, forehead, front.]
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Frontal

Fron"tal\, a. [Cf. F. frontal.] Belonging to the front part; being in front; esp. (Anat.), Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones.

Frontal

Fron"tal\, n. [F. frontal, fronteau, OF. Frontel, frontal, L. frontale an ornament for the forehead, frontlet. See Front.]

1. Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet; as: (a) An ornamental band for the hair. (b) (Mil.) The metal face guard of a soldier.

2. (Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window.

3. (Eccl.) A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies.

4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead. [Obs.] --Quincy.

5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium.

Frontal hammer or helve, a forge hammer lifted by a cam, acting upon a "tongue" immediately in front of the hammer head. --Raymond.
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Language Translation for : frontal
Spanish: frontal,
German: frontal,
Japanese: 正面の
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Main Entry: fron·tal
Pronunciation: 'fr&nt-&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or thefrontal bone
2 : of, relating to, or situated at the front or anteriorly
3 : parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal planefrontal plane> —fron·tal·ly /-&l-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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frontal fron·tal (frŭn'tl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
  2. Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
  3. Of or relating to the frontal plane.

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