frontal lobe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈfɹʌnːl̩ lɔʊːb] (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /fɹʌntəl lɔʊːb/ (General-American)
Meanings
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One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the forehead.
The frontal lobe is the seat of the higher functions of the brain — reasoning, forethought, problem-solving, emotional control, and so on.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 61:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| frontal lobes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (40)
ga maothán tosaigh (division of the cerebrum) · nl frontale hersenkwab (division of the cerebrum) · is ennisblað (division of the cerebrum) · he האונה המצחית (division of the cerebrum) · es lóbulo frontal (division of the cerebrum) · gl lobo frontal (division of the cerebrum) · ca lòbul frontal (division of the cerebrum) · gd lobe aghaidh (division of the cerebrum) · de Frontallappen (division of the cerebrum) · pl płat czołowy (division of the cerebrum) · fi frontaalilohko (division of the cerebrum) · et otsmikusagar (division of the cerebrum) · fi otsalohko (division of the cerebrum) · ru ло́бная до́ля (division of the cerebrum) · az alın payı (division of the cerebrum) · da frontallap (division of the cerebrum) · ko 전두엽 (division of the cerebrum) · cmn 額葉 /额叶 (division of the cerebrum) · ja 前頭葉 (division of the cerebrum) · no pannelapp (division of the cerebrum) · it lobo frontale (division of the cerebrum) · sv pannlob (division of the cerebrum) · kmr navçavepil (division of the cerebrum) · nl frontale kwab (division of the cerebrum) · vi thuỳ trán (division of the cerebrum) · tl utak-noo (division of the cerebrum) · ast lóbulu frontal (division of the cerebrum) · ur اگلا فص (division of the cerebrum) · pt lobo frontal (division of the cerebrum) · fa لوب پیشانی (division of the cerebrum) · yue 額葉 /额叶 (division of the cerebrum) · fr lobe frontal (division of the cerebrum) · hu homloklebeny (division of the cerebrum) · sv frontallob (division of the cerebrum) · ar فص جبهي (division of the cerebrum) · tr frontal lob (division of the cerebrum) · el μετωπιαίος λοβός (division of the cerebrum) · th กลีบหน้า (division of the cerebrum) · ro lob frontal (division of the cerebrum) · cs čelní lalok (division of the cerebrum)