frontal
Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the frontOf, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
» The movie contains full-frontal nudity.
Meaning
6 senses(not comparable)Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
(not comparable)Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
a frontal attack
(not comparable)Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
frontal, Stirn-
ло́бныйlóbnyj, фронта́льныйfrontálʹnyj, лобово́йlobovój
лобови́йlobovýj, чолови́йčolovýj
of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone
(not comparable)Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
(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.
(not comparable)Of or relating to a weather front.
meeting front to front
Examples
4 sentencesThe movie contains full-frontal nudity.
The left frontal lobe plays a role in controlling mood and emotion.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, from frons (“the forehead, brow, front”) + -ālis (“-al”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.
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