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frontal

/ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/noun, adjective2 syllables

Frontal means: meeting front to front.

Synonyms for frontal9

noun, as in the face or front of a building

facade, frontage

noun, as in an adornment worn on the forehead

frontlet

adjective, as in meeting front to front

head-on, front

adjective, as in belonging to the front part

adjective, as in of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone

also used for frontal

direct, antependium, forecloth

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What does frontal mean?7

adjective

1

meeting front to front“a frontal attack”

2

belonging to the front part“a frontal appendage”

3

of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone“the frontal lobes”

4

of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air“frontal rainfall”

noun

1

the face or front of a building

2

an adornment worn on the forehead

3

a drapery that covers the front of an altar

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Frontal in a sentence

  • I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.halfb1t
  • The left frontal lobe plays a role in controlling mood and emotion.Cangarejo
  • I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy.kemushi69
  • The movie contains full-frontal nudity.canonrebel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of frontal

as a noun

plural
frontals