frontal

UK /ˈfɹʌn.təl/ US /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/
adj 5noun 3

Definitions

adj

1

Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.

2

Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.

a frontal attack

3

Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.

4

Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.

5

Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.

noun

1

Ellipsis of frontal bone.

noun

1

A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.

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

2

The façade of a building.

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