frontal

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹʌn.təl/, /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (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)

1. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
   1. Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.

      a frontal attack

      Synonym: direct

2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
3. (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
4. (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.
5. (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
• frontal nudity
• 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

 

Translations

of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone

• Arabic: أَمَامِيّ (ʔamāmiyy), جَبْهِيّ (jabhiyy)

  Egyptian Arabic: أمامي m (ʔamami)

• Armenian: ճակատային (hy) (čakatayin)
• Belarusian: лабавы́ (labavý)
• Bulgarian: че́лен (bg) (čélen)
• Catalan: frontal (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 額的／额的 (zh) (é de)

• Czech: čelní (cs)
• Dutch: frontaal (nl)
• French: frontal (fr)
• German: frontal (de), Stirn- (de)
• Italian: frontale (it)
• Polish: czołowy (pl)
• Portuguese: frontal (pt)
• Russian: ло́бный (ru) (lóbnyj), фронта́льный (ru) (frontálʹnyj), лобово́й (ru) (lobovój)
• Slovak: čelný
• Spanish: frontal (es)
• Tagalog: harapan, pangharap
• Ukrainian: лобови́й (lobovýj), чолови́й (čolovýj)

Noun

frontal (plural frontals)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of frontal bone..

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 額骨／额骨 (zh) (égǔ)

• French: frontal (fr)

Etymology 2

From Middle English frountel, from Old French frontel, from Latin frontāle (“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”).

Noun

frontal (plural frontals)

2. (Christianity) A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.

   Synonyms: antependium, forecloth

   • 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.

3. (architecture) The façade of a building.

Translations

drapery covering the front of an altar

• French: frontal (fr)

façade of a building

• Bulgarian: фасада (bg) f (fasada)

References

• “frontal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “frontal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Catalan

Etymology

From front +‎ -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fɾunˈtal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [fɾonˈtal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

frontal m or f (masculine and feminine plural frontals)

1. frontal

Derived terms

• lòbul frontal

Noun

frontal m (plural frontals)

1. 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, 2024
• “frontal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from French frontal.

Adjective

frontal

1. frontal

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

French

Etymology

From front +‎ -al; see also Medieval Latin frontalis, from Latin frōns, as well as fronteau and frontail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɔ̃.tal/

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

frontal (feminine frontale, masculine plural frontaux, feminine plural frontales)

1. (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)

1. frontal

Noun

frontal m (plural frontais)

1. (anatomy) the frontal bone

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɔnˈtaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

frontal (strong nominative masculine singular frontaler, not comparable)

1. frontal

Declension

Positive forms of frontal (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
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

1. 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]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtal/ [fɾõˈtaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈta.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: fron‧tal

Adjective

frontal m or f (plural frontais)

1. 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)

1. frontal bone

Hypernyms

• osso

Holonyms

• crânio

Coordinate terms

• occipital, parietal, temporal, esfenoide, etmoide

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French frontal.

Adjective

frontal m or n (feminine singular frontală, masculine plural frontali, feminine and neuter plural frontale)

1. frontal

Declension

Declension of frontal

		singular			plural
		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 frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾonˈtal/ [fɾõn̪ˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: fron‧tal

Adjective

frontal m or f (masculine and feminine plural frontales)

1. frontal

Derived terms

• frontalmente
• hueso frontal
• lóbulo frontal
• músculo frontal
• nasofrontal

 

Noun

frontal m (plural frontales)

1. frontal bone

   Synonym: hueso frontal

2. frontalis, frontalis muscle

   Synonym: músculo frontal

3. 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