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frontality

[ fruhn-tal-i-tee, fron- ]
/ frʌnˈtæl ɪ ti, frɒn- /
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noun Fine Arts.
the representation of the front view of figures or objects in a work of art.
the organization of planes parallel to the picture plane in the pictorial arts, or the composition of volumes entirely from the front view in sculpture.
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Origin of frontality

First recorded in 1900–05; frontal + -ity

Words nearby frontality

frontage road, frontal, frontal bone, frontal cyclone, frontal gyrus, frontality, frontal lobe, front and center, front bench, front bottom, front burner
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British Dictionary definitions for frontality

frontality
/ (frənˈtælɪtɪ) /
noun
fine arts a frontal view, as in a painting or other work of art
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