frontal
[ fruhn-tl ]
/ ˈfrʌn tl /
adjective
of, in, or at the front: a frontal view; frontal attack.
Anatomy.
- of, relating to, or situated near the forehead or the frontal bone.
- coronal(def 4c).
Meteorology.
of or relating to the division between dissimilar air masses: frontal zone; frontal surface.
Fine Arts.
- exhibiting frontality.
- parallel to the surface in the pictorial arts or seen from the front view in sculpture: the frontal plane.
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for frontal
frontal
/ (ˈfrʌntəl) /
adjective
of, at, or in the front
of or relating to the forehead
frontal artery
of or relating to the anterior part of a body or organ
meteorol
of, relating to, or resulting from a front or its passage
frontal rainfall
noun
Derived forms of frontal
frontally, adverbWord Origin for frontal
C14 (in the sense: adornment for forehead, altar cloth): via Old French
frontel, from Latin
frontālia (pl) ornament worn on forehead,
frontellum altar cloth, both from
frōns forehead,
front
Medical definitions for frontal
frontal
[ frŭn′tl ]
adj.
Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
Of or relating to the frontal plane.