Definitions for: Frontal


[n] an adornment worn on the forehead
[adj] belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage"
[adj] of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal lobes"
[adj] meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"
[adj] (meteorology) of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; "frontal rainfall"



Webster (1913) Definition: Fron"tal, a. [Cf. F. frontal.]
Belonging to the front part; being in front; esp. (Anat.), Of
or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the
roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones.


Fron"tal, n. [F. frontal, fronteau, OF. Frontel,
frontal, L. frontale an ornament for the forehead, frontlet.
See Front.]
1. Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet; as:
(a) An ornamental band for the hair.
(b) (Mil.) The metal face guard of a soldier.



2. (Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window.

3. (Eccl.) A movable, decorative member in metal, carved
wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery,
covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually
changed according to the different ceremonies.

4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead.
[Obs.] --Quincy.

5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones,
of the cranium.

Frontal hammer or helve, a forge hammer lifted by a cam,
acting upon a ``tongue'' immediately in front of the
hammer head. --Raymond.

Synonyms: anterior, front(a), frontlet, head-on

See Also: adornment

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