frontal

American  

[fruhn-tl] / ˈfrʌn 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.

   2. coronal.

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.

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noun

1. Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.

2. frontlet.

3. Anatomy. any of several parts in the frontal region, especially the frontal bone.

frontal British  

/ 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

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noun

1. a decorative hanging for the front of an altar

2. See frontal lobe frontal bone

3. another name for frontlet

Other Word Forms

• frontally adverb
• interfrontal adjective
• subfrontal adjective
• subfrontally adverb
• transfrontal adjective
• transfrontally adverb

Etymology

Origin of frontal

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

Example Sentences

This method was a frontal assault on the “divide and conquer” mentality, which used to mean specialization followed by integration.

From The Wall Street Journal

The frontal lobe is responsible for many higher level abilities, including planning, decision making, judgment, and emotional control.

From Science Daily

Their drawings were strictly frontal elevations, an academic convention that made comparison—and judgment—easy.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the stimulation specifically strengthened gamma synchrony between the frontal and parietal regions, participants showed a modest increase in altruistic decisions.

From Science Daily

During the experiment, an electrical current was applied to the frontal and parietal areas of the brain - situated at the front and towards the back.

From BBC