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1. | [ adjective ] belonging to the front part | |
Examples: | "a frontal appendage" |
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Related terms: | anterior | |
2. | [ adjective ] meeting front to front | |
Synonyms: | head-on | |
Examples: | "a frontal attack" "a head-on collision |
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Related terms: | front | |
3. | [ adjective ] of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone | |
Examples: | "the frontal lobes" |
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Related terms: | anterior | |
4. | [ adjective ] (meteorology) of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air | |
Examples: | "frontal rainfall" |
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Related terms: | meteorology front | |
5. | [ noun ] a drapery that covers the front of an altar | |
Related terms: | curtain | |
6. | [ noun ] (architecture) the face or front of a building | |
Synonyms: | facade frontage | |
Related terms: | front frontispiece | |
7. | [ noun ] an adornment worn on the forehead | |
Synonyms: | frontlet | |
Related terms: | adornment | |
Similar spelling: |
frontally front frontstall frontlet frontage Frint frontmost front_man front_yard front_line frontier Frenette frenetic frontward front_end frond |