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frontal en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹʌn.təl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈfɹʌn.l̩/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
  2. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front. ▸ Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
    • a frontal attack
  3. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
  4. (not-comparable) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
  5. (not-comparable) 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.
  6. (not-comparable) Of or relating to a weather front.

Coordinates

backal (about nudity) · sidal

Deriveds

frontaloccipital · frontal lobe · frontal collision · cingulofrontal · laterofrontal · multifrontal · frontal wedgie · occipitofrontal · striatofrontal · inferofrontal · full-frontal · posterofrontal · ventrofrontal · orbitofrontal · anterofrontal · ethmoidofrontal · parietofrontal · midfrontal · dorsofrontal · frontal process · frontal nerve · hyperfrontal · frontal point · frontalmost · hypofrontal · mesiofrontal · superfrontal · bifrontal · nasofrontal · frontal nudity · temporofrontal · postorbitofrontal · zygomaticofrontal · midorbitofrontal · palpebrofrontal · ethmofrontal · frontal sinus · postfrontal · frontal bone · frontally · frontalization · frontofrontal · prefrontal · centrofrontal · frontal suture · frontal artery · frontalize · frontal lobeless · intrafrontal · abfrontal · sphenofrontal · interfrontal · frontality · frontal eminence · mediofrontal · mesofrontal · subfrontal · fronto- · frontal plane · parafrontal

Synonyms

direct

Translations (26)

ru лобово́й (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · uk лобови́й (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · tl pangharap (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · ar أَمَامِيّ (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · pl czołowy (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · fr frontal (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · hy ճակատային (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · arz أمامي (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · it frontale (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · ar جَبْهِيّ (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · de frontal (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · cmn 額的 /额的 (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · nl frontaal (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · tl harapan (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · de Stirn- (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · bg че́лен (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · ru фронта́льный (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · ca frontal (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · fi otsa- (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · ru ло́бный (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · pt frontal (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · uk чолови́й (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · cs čelní (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · be лабавы́ (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · es frontal (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone) · sk čelný (of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone)

frontal en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹʌn.təl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈfɹʌn.l̩/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of frontal bone.

Forms

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frontals Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (2)

fr frontal (Translations) · cmn 額骨 /额骨 (Translations)

frontal en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹʌn.təl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈfɹʌn.l̩/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English frountel, from Old French frontel, from Latin frontāle (“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”).

Meanings

  1. A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
    • Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal. 1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism, page 27:
  2. The façade of a building.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
frontals Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

forecloth · antependium

Translations (6)

gl fachada (façade of a building) · gl frontal (façade of a building) · bg фасада (façade of a building) · fr frontal (drapery covering the front of an altar) · fi julkisivu (façade of a building) · gl frontal (drapery covering the front of an altar)