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frontal
[ fruhn-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.
- 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
- Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
- Anatomy. any of several parts in the frontal region, especially the frontal bone.
frontal
/ ˈڰʌԳə /
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
- a decorative hanging for the front of an altar
- another name for frontlet
Derived Forms
- ˈڰDzԳٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ڰDzt· adverb
- t·ڰDzt adjective
- ܲ·ڰDzt adjective
- sub·ڰDzt· adverb
- ٰԲ·ڰDzt adjective
- trans·ڰDzt· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of frontal1
Example Sentences
That explains another frontal attack on Medicaid mounted by the GOP: the imposition of work requirements on Medicaid enrollees.
These implants are done in two parts of the brain that often produce seizures, the medial temporal lobe and the medial frontal lobe.
Stress can also affect the brain’s frontal networks, which are responsible for executive functions like planning, judgment, organization and problem solving.
This is a movie where someone’s frontal lobes get splatted on a window and drip-drip-plop down in chunks.
The tumour is in the right frontal lobe of Weronika's brain – the area responsible for abstract thought, creativity and concentration.
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