Frontal
[fruhn-tl] /ˈfrʌn tl/
adjective
1.
of, in, or at the front:
a frontal view; frontal attack.
2.
Anatomy.
3.
Meteorology. of or relating to the division between dissimilar air masses:
frontal zone; frontal surface.
4.
Fine Arts.
noun
5.
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the of an altar.
6.
(def 1).
7.
Anatomy. any of several parts in the frontal region, especially the .
/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
5.
a decorative hanging for the front of an altar
6.
See frontal lobe, frontal bone
7.
another name for frontlet (sense 1)
adj.
1650s, of the forehead; 1971 with reference to the naked body; from Modern Latin frontalis, from front-, stem of frons “brow, forehead” (see front). Or in some cases probably from front (n.) + adjectival suffix -al (1).
frontal fron·tal (frŭn’tl)
adj.
adjective
Related Terms
full frontal
[1980s+; fr up front]
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- Frontal axis
frontal axis n. A line running transversely through the center of the eyeball.
- Frontal-bone
noun, Anatomy. 1. a broad membrane bone of the skull, forming the forehead and the upper portion of each orbit. noun 1. the bone forming the forehead and the upper parts of the orbits. It contains several air spaces frontal bone n. A cranial bone consisting of a vertical portion corresponding to the forehead and […]
- Frontal cortex
frontal cortex n. The cortex of the frontal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere. Also called frontal area, prefrontal area.