frontal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an adornment worn on the forehead
    frontlet.
  2. noun a drapery that covers the front of an altar
  3. noun the face or front of a building
    facade; frontage.
  4. adjective satellite belonging to the front part
    • a frontal appendage
  5. adjective of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
    • frontal rainfall
  6. adjective satellite meeting front to front
    head-on.
    • a frontal attack
    • a head-on collision
  7. adjective satellite of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone
    • the frontal lobes

WordNet

Fron"tal adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. frontal.
Definitions
  1. Belonging to the front part; being in front; esp. (Anat.), Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones.
Fron"tal noun
Etymology
F. frontal, fronteau, OF. Frontel, frontal, L. frontale an ornament for the forehead, frontlet. See Front.
Definitions
  1. Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet; as: (a) An ornamental band for the hair. (b) (Mil.) The metal face guard of a soldier.
  2. (Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window.
  3. (Eccl.) A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies.
  4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead. Obs. Quincy.
  5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium. Raymond.

Webster 1913