Frontal

Quick meaning: Frontal is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.

Meaning

Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.

More Meanings

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
2. (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
3. (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.
4. (anatomy) Ellipsis of frontal bone.
5. (Christianity) A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
6. (architecture) The façade of a building.
7. (zootomy) 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.

Example Sentences

Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.

Word Forms

• frontals

Synonyms for frontal

Depending on context, synonyms include antependium, anterior, head-on, frontlet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include front, head-on, frontlet, anterior, front-end, all-out.

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