'Frontal' definitions:

Definition of 'frontal'

adjective

Belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage"

adjective

Of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; "frontal rainfall"

adjective

Meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision" [syn: frontal, head-on]

adjective

Of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal lobes"

noun

An adornment worn on the forehead [syn: frontlet, frontal]

noun

A drapery that covers the front of an altar

noun

The face or front of a building [syn: facade, frontage, frontal]

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]
4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead. [Obs.] --Quincy. [1913 Webster]
5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium. [1913 Webster]
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