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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an adornment worn on the forehead;
[syn: frontlet, frontal]

2. a drapery that covers the front of an altar;

3. the face or front of a building;
[syn: facade, frontage, frontal]


ADJECTIVE (4)

1. belonging to the front part;
- Example: "a frontal appendage"

2. of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air;
- Example: "frontal rainfall"

3. meeting front to front;
- Example: "a frontal attack"
- Example: "a head-on collision"
[syn: frontal, head-on]

4. of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone;
- Example: "the frontal lobes"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Frontal \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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Frontal \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.
          [1913 Webster]

   2. (Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
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   4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead.
      [Obs.] --Quincy.
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   5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones,
      of the cranium.
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   Frontal hammer or Frontal helve, a forge hammer lifted by
      a cam, acting upon a "tongue" immediately in front of the
      hammer head. --Raymond. Frontate


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

frontal
    adj 1: belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage"
    2: of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air;
       "frontal rainfall"
    3: meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on
       collision" [syn: frontal, head-on]
    4: of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal
       lobes"
    n 1: an adornment worn on the forehead [syn: frontlet,
         frontal]
    2: a drapery that covers the front of an altar
    3: the face or front of a building [syn: facade, frontage,
       frontal]