frontal

/ˈfrʌntl/

/ˈfrʌntəl/

Other forms: frontals

Definitions of frontal

1. adjective

   belonging to the front part
   “a frontal appendage”

   synonyms:

   anterior

   of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
2. adjective

   meeting front to front
   “a frontal attack”

   synonyms: head-on

   front

   relating to or located in the front
3. adjective

   of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone
   “the frontal lobes”

   synonyms:

   anterior

   of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
4. adjective

   of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
   “frontal rainfall”
5. noun

   an adornment worn on the forehead
   synonyms: frontlet

   type of:

   adornment

   a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
6. noun

   a drapery that covers the front of an altar
   type of:

   curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall

   hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
7. noun

   the face or front of a building
   synonyms: facade, frontage

   types:

   frontispiece

   an ornamental facade

   type of:

   front

   the side that is seen or that goes first