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View synonyms for frontal

frontal

[ fruhn-tl ]

adjective

  1. of, in, or at the front:

    a frontal view; frontal attack.

  2. Anatomy.
    1. of, relating to, or situated near the forehead or the frontal bone.
  3. Meteorology. of or relating to the division between dissimilar air masses:

    frontal zone; frontal surface.

  4. Fine Arts.
    1. exhibiting frontality.
    2. parallel to the surface in the pictorial arts or seen from the front view in sculpture:

      the frontal plane.



noun

  1. Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
  2. Anatomy. any of several parts in the frontal region, especially the frontal bone.

frontal

/ ˈfrʌntəl /

adjective

  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



noun

  1. a decorative hanging for the front of an altar
  2. another name for frontlet

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Derived Forms

  • ˈfrontally, adverb

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Other Words From

  • frontal·ly adverb
  • inter·frontal adjective
  • sub·frontal adjective
  • sub·frontal·ly adverb
  • trans·frontal adjective
  • trans·frontal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of frontal1

1275–1325; < Late Latin frontālis ( New Latin, in anatomy sense); replacing Middle English frountel < Old French frontel. See front, -al 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of frontal1

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, front

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Example Sentences

Then snow is generated as winds from the southwest aloft send comparatively mild air flowing across the frontal zone.

In all, they tapped into over 320 neurons embedded in the subjects’ frontal brains.

The study found that people who successfully partnered on a task tend to have the frontal part of their brain activity singing in harmony.

If you’ve noticed an uptick of male frontal nudity in TV and in movies in recent years, you’re onto something.

They targeted an area called the frontal eye field, around the front of the head, which is part of the visual perception system.

Much has been made about a so-called “full-frontal” that Ben Affleck has in a scene late in the movie.

He specialized in frontal assaults on the enemy, and he quickly acquired a reputation for brutal and extreme violence.

Its distinctiveness arises from a key region, the frontal cortex, not being fully developed.

With no rulers or full frontal nudity, the men in the Smallest Penis Pageant seemed normal-sized.

One of the first areas to shut down are the frontal lobes where our judgment centers are located.

Macdonald attempted, by a combined frontal attack and a turning movement, to dislodge them.

The frontal attack was being personally directed by the general, who stood on the high bank of the river.

They seemed to make her small feet appear smaller, and lent to her slender ankles an exaggerated frontal curve.

The cranium has a low, depressed arch, with a very narrow frontal region and highly developed superciliary ridges.

One party of Kurds occupied the top of the shelf of rock, while the main body prepared for a frontal attack.

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