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

In the last of these, a series of frontal heads painted in 1945, she becomes a skull or perhaps a ghost.

From The Wall Street Journal

That frontal assault on el bolillo came just as many Mexicans are getting ready to stock up on the fluffy loaves for the holidays.

From Los Angeles Times

In typical cases, the exposure damages the brain’s frontal lobe, which slows cognition, impairs impulse control, restricts dopamine production and affects mood.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Even in the absence of a frontal attack on the federal bureaucracy like we saw 10-12 months ago, the winds of federal spending are still likely moving against vendors,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Toyota sedan’s air bags hadn’t deployed in a severe frontal collision with a larger Ford Expedition.

From The Wall Street Journal