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Webster 1913 Edition

Frontal

Fron′tal

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
frontal
.]
Belonging to the front part; being in front
; esp.
(Anat.)
,
Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case;
as, the
frontal
bones
.

Fron′tal

,
Noun.
[F.
frontal
,
fronteau
, OF.
Frontel
,
frontal
, L.
frontale
an ornament for the forehead, frontlet. See
Front
.]
1.
Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet
; as:
(a)
An ornamental band for the hair.
(b)
(Mil.)
The metal face guard of a soldier.
2.
(Arch.)
A little pediment over a door or window.
3.
(Eccl.)
A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies.
4.
(Med.)
A medicament or application for the forehead.
[Obs.]
Quincy.
5.
(Anat.)
The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium.

Webster 1828 Edition

Frontal

FRONT'AL

,
Noun.
[L. frontale., frons.]
1.
In medicine, a medicament or preparation to be applied to the forehead.
2.
In architecture, a little pediment or frontpiece, over a small door or window.
3.
In Jewish ceremonies, a frontlet or browband, consisting of four pieces of vellum, laid on leather, and tied round the forehead in the synagogue; each piece containing some text of scripture.

Definition 2024

frontal

frontal

English

Adjective

frontal ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.
  2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
  3. (anatomy) Of or relating to the frontal plane.
  4. Of or relating to a weather front.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

frontal ‎(plural frontals)

  1. A drapery covering the front of an altar.
  2. The façade of a building.
  3. (anatomy) The bone at the front of the skull, behind the forehead.
  4. 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.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin frontalis ‎(“frontal”).

Adjective

frontal m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural frontals)

  1. frontal

Noun

frontal m ‎(plural frontals)

  1. frontal bone

Synonyms

Related terms

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From French frontal.

Adjective

frontal

  1. frontal

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

French

Etymology

front +‎ -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɔ̃.tal/

Adjective

frontal m ‎(feminine singular frontale, masculine plural frontaux, feminine plural frontales)

  1. frontal (relating to the forehead)

Anagrams

Galician

Adjective

frontal m, f (plural frontais)

  1. frontal

Noun

frontal m ‎(plural frontais)

  1. (anatomy) the frontal bone

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

frontal ‎(not comparable)

  1. frontal

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin frontalis ‎(“frontal”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾõ.ˈtaw/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾõ.ˈtaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: fron‧tal

Adjective

frontal m, f ‎(plural frontais, comparable)

  1. frontal

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related terms

Noun

frontal m (plural frontais)

  1. frontal bone

Hypernyms

Holonyms

Coordinate terms

Spanish

Adjective

frontal m, f ‎(plural frontales)

  1. frontal

Noun

frontal m ‎(plural frontales)

  1. frontal bone
  2. frontalis, frontalis muscle

Synonyms

See also

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌntəl/

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