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 fromNew Latinfrontālis,fromfrons(“the forehead, brow, front”)+‎-ālis(“-al”,adjectival suffix),equivalent tofront+‎-al;cognate ofFrenchfrontal.Doubletoffrontalis.

Adjective

frontal(notcomparable)

1. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at thefront.
   1. Directed against thefrontor at themainpointorissue.

      afrontalattack

      Synonym:direct

2. (anatomy)Of or relating to theforeheadorfrontal bone.
3. (anatomy)Parallelto the mainaxisof the body and atright anglesto thesagittal plane.
4. (zootomy)Any of thescalesof areptilethat lie in the general region of theforehead,more specifically between theeyesand to theanteriorof this area.
5. (meteorology)Of or relating to aweather 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:أماميm(ʔamami)

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

  Mandarin:Ngạch／Ngạch(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(pluralfrontals)

1. (anatomy)Ellipsisoffrontal bone.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Ngạch cốt／Ngạch cốt(zh)(égǔ)

• French:frontal(fr)

Etymology 2

FromMiddle Englishfrountel,fromOld Frenchfrontel,fromLatinfrontāle(“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”).

Noun

frontal(pluralfrontals)

2. (Christianity)Adecorativedraperycovering the front of analtar.

   Synonyms:antependium,forecloth

   • 1969,David G. Irwin,The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism,page27:

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

3. (architecture)Thefaçadeof abuilding.

Translations

drapery covering the front of an altar

• French:frontal(fr)
• Galician:frontal(gl)m

façade of a building

• Bulgarian:фасада(bg)f(fasada)
• Galician:frontal(gl)m,fachadaf

References

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

Catalan

Etymology

Fromfront+‎-al,or borrowed fromMedieval Latinfrontālis(“frontal”),fromLatinfrōns.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

frontalmorf(masculine and feminine pluralfrontals)

1. frontal

Derived terms

• lòbul frontal

Noun

frontalm(pluralfrontals)

1. frontal bone

Synonyms

• os frontal

Related terms

• front

Further reading

• “frontal”inDiccionari català-valencià-balear,Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “frontal”,inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana,2024
• “frontal”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed fromFrenchfrontal.

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

Fromfront+‎-al;see also Medieval Latinfrontalis,fromLatinfrōns,as well asfronteauandfrontail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/fʁɔ̃.tal/

• Audio:

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Adjective

frontal(femininefrontale,masculine pluralfrontaux,feminine pluralfrontales)

1. (relational)forehead;frontal

Derived terms

• collision frontale
• lobe frontal
• os frontal

Further reading

• “frontal”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Anagrams

• frôlant,ronflât

Galician

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Galician-Portuguesefrontal,alearned borrowingfromMedieval Latinfrontalis(“frontal”),fromLatinfrons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/fɾonˈtal/[fɾon̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
• Rhymes:-al

Adjective

frontalmorf(pluralfrontais)

1. frontal

Noun

frontalm(pluralfrontais)

1. (anatomy)thefrontal bone
2. (Christianity)frontal(adecorativedraperycovering the front of analtar.)
3. (architecture)frontal(thefaçadeof abuilding.)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo(2006–2022) “frontal”,inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “frontal”,inCorpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,editor (2006–2013), “frontal”,inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega[Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,editors (2003–2018), “frontal”,inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco,editor (2014–2024), “frontal”,inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/fʁɔnˈtaːl/
• Rhymes:-aːl

• Audio:

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Adjective

frontal(strong nominative masculine singularfrontaler,not comparable)

1. frontal

Declension

Positive forms offrontal(uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristfrontal	sieistfrontal	esistfrontal	siesindfrontal
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	derfrontale	diefrontale	dasfrontale	diefrontalen
	genitive	desfrontalen	derfrontalen	desfrontalen	derfrontalen
	dative	demfrontalen	derfrontalen	demfrontalen	denfrontalen
	accusative	denfrontalen	diefrontale	dasfrontale	diefrontalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	einfrontaler	einefrontale	einfrontales	(keine)frontalen
	genitive	einesfrontalen	einerfrontalen	einesfrontalen	(keiner)frontalen
	dative	einemfrontalen	einerfrontalen	einemfrontalen	(keinen)frontalen
	accusative	einenfrontalen	einefrontale	einfrontales	(keine)frontalen

Adverb

frontal

1. head-on

Further reading

• “frontal”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “frontal”in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon

Portuguese

Etymology

Fromfronte(“front”)+‎-al(“of or relating to”),or borrowed fromMedieval Latinfrontālis(“frontal”),fromLatinfrōns.

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

frontalmorf(pluralfrontais)

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

frontalm(pluralfrontais)

1. frontal bone

Hypernyms

• osso

Holonyms

• crânio

Coordinate terms

• occipital,parietal,temporal,esfenoide,etmoide

Romanian

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchfrontal.

Adjective

frontalmorn(feminine singularfrontală,masculine pluralfrontali,feminine and neuter pluralfrontale)

1. frontal

Declension

Declension offrontal

		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

BorrowedfromMedieval Latinfrontālis(“frontal”),fromLatinfrōns.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

frontalmorf(masculine and feminine pluralfrontales)

1. frontal

Derived terms

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

Noun

frontalm(pluralfrontales)

1. frontal bone

   Synonym:hueso frontal

2. frontalis,frontalis muscle

   Synonym:músculo frontal

3. headtorch

Related terms

• frente

Further reading

• “frontal”,inDiccionario de la lengua española,Vigésima tercera edición,Real Academia Española,2014
• frontalon the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia^es

Swedish

Adjective

frontal(notcomparable)

1. (usually in compounds)frontal
2. (anatomy)frontal

Declension

Inflection offrontal
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	frontal	—	—
Neuter singular	frontalt	—	—
Plural	frontala	—	—
Masculine plural3	frontale	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	frontale	—	—
All	frontala	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• frontalattack
• frontalkollision
• frontallob
• frontalkrock

References

• frontalinSvensk ordbok(SO)
• frontalinSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)
• frontalinSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)