Frontal dictionary definition

frontal

[frunt′'l]

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adjective

of the front; in, on, at, or against the front
of or for the forehead

Origin of frontal

Modern Latin frontalis

noun

frontal bone

Related Forms:

frontally
adverb

noun

an ornamental band worn on the forehead
an ornamental cloth hung over the front of an altar
1. a facade
2. a small pediment over a door, window, etc.

Origin of frontal

Middle English frountel ; from Old French frontel ; from Medieval Latin frontellum, diminutive for frontale ; from Classical Latin frontalia, frontlet ; from frons: see front and amp; -al

frontal

adjective

Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.
Anatomy
a. Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
b. Of or relating to the frontal plane.
Of or relating to a meteorological front.

Related Forms:

fron′tal·ly
adverb

noun

A drapery covering the front of an altar.
The façade of a building.

Origin of frontal

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

frontal

Adjective

(not comparable)

Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.
(anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
(anatomy) Of or relating to the frontal plane.
Of or relating to a weather front.

Noun

(plural frontals)

A drapery covering the front of an altar.
The façade of a building.
(anatomy) The bone at the front of the skull, behind the forehead.
Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.

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