frontal
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌn.təl/, /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/, /ˈfɹʌn.l̩/
- Rhymes: -ʌntəl, -ʌnəl
Etymology 1
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.
Adjective
frontal (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
- Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
- a frontal attack
- Synonym: direct
- Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
- (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
- (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.
- (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.
Coordinate terms
- (humorous, about nudity) backal, sidal
Derived terms
- abfrontal
- anterofrontal
- bifrontal
- centrofrontal
- cingulofrontal
- dorsofrontal
- ethmofrontal
- ethmoidofrontal
- frontal artery
- frontal bone
- frontal eminence
- frontality
- frontalization
- frontalize
- frontal lobe
- frontal lobeless
- frontally
- frontalmost
- frontal nerve
- frontaloccipital
- frontal plane
- frontal point
- frontal process
- frontal sinus
- frontal wedgie
- fronto-
- frontofrontal
- full-frontal
- hyperfrontal
- hypofrontal
- inferofrontal
- interfrontal
- intrafrontal
- laterofrontal
- mediofrontal
- mesiofrontal
- mesofrontal
- midfrontal
- multifrontal
- nasofrontal
- occipitofrontal
- orbitofrontal
- palpebrofrontal
- parafrontal
- parietofrontal
- posterofrontal
- postfrontal
- postorbitofrontal
- prefrontal
- sphenofrontal
- striatofrontal
- subfrontal
- superfrontal
- temporofrontal
- ventrofrontal
- zygomaticofrontal
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Noun
frontal (plural frontals)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of frontal bone..
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Etymology 2
From Middle English frountel, from Old French frontel, from Latin frontāle (“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”).
Noun
frontal (plural frontals)
- (Christianity) A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
- 1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism, page 27:
- Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.
- (architecture) The façade of a building.
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References
- “frontal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “frontal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Catalan
Etymology
From front + -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /fɾonˈtal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /fɾunˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
frontal (masculine and feminine plural frontals)
- frontal
Derived terms
- lòbul frontal
Noun
frontal m (plural frontals)
- frontal bone
Synonyms
- os frontal
Related terms
- front
Further reading
- “frontal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “frontal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “frontal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from French frontal.
Adjective
frontal
- frontal
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
French
Etymology
From front + -al; see also Medieval Latin frontalis, from Latin frons, as well as fronteau and frontail.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁɔ̃.tal/
Audio (file)
Adjective
frontal (feminine frontale, masculine plural frontaux, feminine plural frontales)
- (relational) forehead; frontal
Derived terms
- collision frontale
- lobe frontal
- os frontal
Further reading
- “frontal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- frôlant, ronflât
Galician
Etymology
From fronte + -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontalis (“frontal”), from Latin frons.
Adjective
frontal m or f (plural frontais)
- frontal
Noun
frontal m (plural frontais)
- (anatomy) the frontal bone
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁɔnˈtaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Audio (file)
Adjective
frontal (strong nominative masculine singular frontaler, not comparable)
- frontal
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist frontal | sie ist frontal | es ist frontal | sie sind frontal | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | frontaler | frontale | frontales | frontale |
genitive | frontalen | frontaler | frontalen | frontaler | |
dative | frontalem | frontaler | frontalem | frontalen | |
accusative | frontalen | frontale | frontales | frontale | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der frontale | die frontale | das frontale | die frontalen |
genitive | des frontalen | der frontalen | des frontalen | der frontalen | |
dative | dem frontalen | der frontalen | dem frontalen | den frontalen | |
accusative | den frontalen | die frontale | das frontale | die frontalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein frontaler | eine frontale | ein frontales | (keine) frontalen |
genitive | eines frontalen | einer frontalen | eines frontalen | (keiner) frontalen | |
dative | einem frontalen | einer frontalen | einem frontalen | (keinen) frontalen | |
accusative | einen frontalen | eine frontale | ein frontales | (keine) frontalen |
Adverb
frontal
- head-on
Further reading
- “frontal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “frontal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Portuguese
Etymology
From fronte (“front”) + -al (“of or relating to”), or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾõˈtaw/ [fɾõˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾõˈtal/ [fɾõˈtaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: fron‧tal
Adjective
frontal m or f (plural frontais)
- frontal
- Synonyms: fronteiro, anterior
- Antonyms: traseiro, posterior
Derived terms
- frontalmente
Related terms
- confrontar
- confronto
- defrontar
- defronte
- enfrentar
- frente
- frentear
- frentista
- frontão
- frontaria
- fronte
- frontear
- fronteira
- fronteiriço
- fronteiro
- frontispício
Noun
frontal m (plural frontais)
- frontal bone
Hypernyms
- osso
Holonyms
- crânio
Coordinate terms
- occipital, parietal, temporal, esfenoide, etmoide
Romanian
Etymology
From French frontal.
Adjective
frontal m or n (feminine singular frontală, masculine plural frontali, feminine and neuter plural frontale)
- frontal
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | frontal | frontală | frontali | frontale | ||
definite | frontalul | frontala | frontalii | frontalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | frontal | frontale | frontali | frontale | ||
definite | frontalului | frontalei | frontalilor | frontalelor |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin frontalis (“frontal”), from Latin frons.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾonˈtal/ [fɾõn̪ˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: fron‧tal
Adjective
frontal (plural frontales)
- frontal
Derived terms
- frontalmente
- hueso frontal
- lóbulo frontal
- músculo frontal
- nasofrontal
Noun
frontal m (plural frontales)
- frontal bone
- Synonym: hueso frontal
- frontalis, frontalis muscle
- Synonym: músculo frontal
- headtorch
Related terms
- frente
Further reading
- “frontal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
frontal on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es