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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The face or front of a building
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("frontal" is a kind of...):
front (the side that is seen or that goes first)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "frontal"):
frontispiece (an ornamental facade)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A drapery that covers the front of an altar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("frontal" is a kind of...):
curtain; drape; drapery; mantle; pall (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))
Sense 3
Meaning:
An adornment worn on the forehead
Synonyms:
frontal; frontlet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("frontal" is a kind of...):
adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belonging to the front part
Example:
a frontal appendage
Classified under:
Similar:
anterior (of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body)
Derivation:
front (the side that is seen or that goes first)
front (the side that is forward or prominent)
front (the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone
Example:
the frontal lobes
Classified under:
Similar:
anterior (of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Meeting front to front
Example:
a head-on collision
Synonyms:
frontal; head-on
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
front (relating to or located in the front)
Derivation:
front (the line along which opposing armies face each other)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
Example:
frontal rainfall
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))
Pertainym:
front ((meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses)
Derivation:
front ((meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses)
Context examples:
A papilloma that arises from the ciliated respiratory mucosa that lines the frontal sinus.
(Frontal Sinus Schneiderian Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)
This placement creates a 12 lead ECG that allows the acquisition of simultaneous events in the frontal, horizontral and sagittal heart planes with the linear transformation of vectors.
(Lead Placement EASI Dower Transformation, NCI Thesaurus)
One of the lobes of the cerebral hemisphere located superiorly to the occipital lobe and posteriorly to the frontal lobe.
(Parietal Lobe, NCI Thesaurus)
Well, there’s nothing for it now but a direct frontal attack.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A condition of unknown etiology characterized by thickening of the inner table of the frontal bone of the skull.
(Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna, NCI Thesaurus)
A syndrome caused by progressive degeneration of the frontal or temporal lobes of the brain.
(Frontotemporal Dementia, NCI Thesaurus)
A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the mucosal epithelial surface of the frontal sinus.
(Frontal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the mucous membrane of the frontal sinus.
(Frontal Sinusitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Inflammation of the frontal sinus; in most cases the infection is caused by the bacteria STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE and HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE.
(Frontal Sinusitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A region of the brain located in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere; it plays an essential role in the motor control of speech.
(Area of Broca, NCI Thesaurus)
