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frontal

fron·tal

UK/ˈfɹʌn.təl/ US/ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ fairly common
adjective (4) noun (3)

adjective

1.

belonging to the front part

  • “a frontal appendage”
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2.

of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air

  • “frontal rainfall”
3.

meeting front to front

  • “a frontal attack”
  • “a head-on collision”
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4.

of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone

  • “the frontal lobes”
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noun

1.

an adornment worn on the forehead

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2.

a drapery that covers the front of an altar

3.

the face or front of a building

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Origin

Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, from frons (“the forehead, brow, front”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to front + -al; cognate of French frontal. Doublet of frontalis.

Phrases

  • frontal artery
  • frontal bone
  • frontal collision
  • frontal eminence
  • frontal lobe
  • frontal lobeless
  • frontal nerve
  • frontal nudity

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