frontal

fron·tal

of the front; in, on, at, or against the front
of, or situated at or near, the forehead: the frontal cortex of the brain
involving the front of the human body: a movie scene with frontal nudity

Origin of frontal

Modern Latin frontalis

frontal bone

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 -al

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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

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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.