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fron·tal¹

(frŭn′tl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.

2. Anatomy

a. Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.

b. Of or relating to the frontal plane.

3. Of or relating to a meteorological front.

fron′tal·ly adv.

fron·tal²

(frŭn′tl)

1. A drapery covering the front of an altar.

2. The façade of a building.

[Middle English frontel, from Old French, from Medieval Latin frontāle, from Latin frōns, front-, forehead, front.]

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frontal

(ˈfrʌntəl)

adj

1. of, at, or in the front

2. (Anatomy) of or relating to the forehead: frontal artery.

3. (Anatomy) of or relating to the anterior part of a body or organ

4. (Physical Geography) meteorol of, relating to, or resulting from a front or its passage: frontal rainfall.

5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a decorative hanging for the front of an altar

6. (Anatomy) See frontal lobe, frontal bone

7. (Clothing & Fashion) another name for frontlet¹

8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) another name for frontlet¹

[C14 (in the sense: adornment for forehead, altar cloth): via Old French frontel, from Latin frontālia (pl) ornament worn on forehead, frontellum altar cloth, both from frōns forehead, front]

ˈfrontally adv

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fron•tal

(ˈfrʌn tl)

adj.

1. of, in, or at the front: a frontal view; a frontal attack.

2. Anat. of, pertaining to, or situated near the forehead or the frontal bone.

3. of or pertaining to the division between dissimilar air masses.

4. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.

5. frontlet (def. 1).

[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin]

fron′tal•ly, adv.

fron·tal

(frŭn′tl)

1. Anatomy Relating to the forehead.

2. Meteorology Relating to a front.

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frontal

Toward or of the front of the body or body part; relating to the forehead.

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Noun	1.	frontal - an adornment worn on the forehead frontlet adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
	2.	frontal - a drapery that covers the front of an altar curtain, drape, drapery, pall, mantle - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
	3.	frontal - the face or front of a building facade, frontage front - the side that is seen or that goes first frontispiece - an ornamental facade
Adj.	1.	frontal - belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage" anterior - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
	2.	frontal - of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; "frontal rainfall" meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
	3.	frontal - meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision" head-on front - relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"
	4.	frontal - of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal lobes" anterior - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body

frontal

noun

The forward outer surface of a building:

façade, face, front, frontage.

Architecture: frontispiece.

Translations

جَبْهي، من الأمام، أمامي

frontální

frontal

frontal

antérieur frontal

framhliîar-; sem kemur beint aî framan

frontálny

frontal

[ˈfrʌntl] ADJ (Anat) → frontal; [attack] → de frente, frontal

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frontal

[ˈfrʌnt^əl] adj → frontal(e)front bench n (British) [government] → les ministres mpl; [opposition] → les membres mpl du cabinet fantôme

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

frontal

adj attr

(= direct, head-on) frontal assault or attack → Frontalangriff m; frontal challenge → direkte Herausforderung; frontal impact or collision (Aut) → Frontalzusammenstoß m

frontal nudity (TV, Film) → frontale Nacktszenen pl; (Phot) → frontale Nacktaufnahmen pl; (full) frontal nude shots → frontale Nacktaufnahmen pl

(Met) frontal system → Frontsystem nt

(Rel) → Altardecke f

= full frontal

frontal

(Anat, Med):

frontal cortex

n → Hirnrinde f

frontal lobe

n → Stirnlappen m

frontal lobotomy

n → Leukotomie f

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frontal

[frʌntl] adj → frontale

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front

(frant) noun

1. the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything. the front of the house; the front of the picture; (also adjective) the front page.

2. the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves. the front of the ship; (also adjective) the front seat of the bus.

3. the part of a city or town that faces the sea. We walked along the (sea) front.

4. (in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy. They are sending more soldiers to the front.

5. a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures. A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.

6. an outward appearance. He put on a brave front.

7. a name sometimes given to a political movement. the Popular Front for Liberation.

ˈfrontage (-tidʒ) noun

the front part of a building etc.

ˈfrontal adjective

from the front. a frontal attack.

at the front of

(standing etc) in the front part of something. at the front of the house; They stood at the front of the crowd.

in front (of)

(placed, standing, moving etc) outside something on its front or forward-facing side. There is a garden in front (of the house).

fron·tal

a. frontal, rel. a la frente;

___ bone → hueso ___;

___ muscle → músculo ___;

___ sinuses → senos ___ -es.

frontal

adj frontal

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He had a long, thin body and the scholar's stoop; his head was large and ugly; he had pale scanty hair and an earthy skin; his thin mouth and thin, long nose, and the great protuberance of his frontal bones, gave him an uncouth look.

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He had a very well-formed head, with a shapely, symmetrical balance of the frontal and the occipital development, and a good deal of straight, rather dry brown hair.

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"Green eyes, fair skin, pretty figure, famous frontal development," Squills remarked.

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Horne Fisher was fifteen years older; his thin hair had faded to frontal baldness, and his long, thin hands dropped less with affectation and more with fatigue.

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"'You have less frontal development that I should have expected,' said he, at last.

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Facing the huge cat, which I now saw was an enormous panther, I waited until I could place a shot where I felt it would do the most good, for at best a frontal shot at any of the large carnivora is a ticklish matter.

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He had chasubles, also, of amber-coloured silk, and blue silk and gold brocade, and yellow silk damask and cloth of gold, figured with representations of the Passion and Crucifixion of Christ, and embroidered with lions and peacocks and other emblems; dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis; altar frontals of crimson velvet and blue linen; and many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria.

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"We found that individuals who displayed greater alpha-band brain activity in the right frontal cortex as compared to the left during evening wakefulness and during REM sleep experienced more anger in dreams.

Study reveals brain activity linked to angry dreams

Later patient advised to undergo CT brain scan which showed right frontal iso to hypodense lesion with perilesional oedema with mass effect on subfalcine herniation and effacement of ipsilateral lateral ventricle i.e.

A RARE CASE OF DEBILITATING HEADACHE AND ANAPLASTIC OLIGOASTROCYTOMA OF FRONTAL LOBE

ALCOHOLISM COMPOUNDS age-associated volume deficits in the frontal cortex, independent of the additional effects of drug dependence or hepatitis C infection, new research published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests.

Alcohol dependence may accelerate aging, frontal cortical deficits

We present the case of a healthy 79-year-old woman who initially presented to the clinic with a midline frontal mass.

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