'Frontal' definitions:
Definition of 'frontal'
(from WordNet)
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
Definition of '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]
Definition of 'Frontal'
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
Synonyms of 'frontal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- altar,
- altar carpet,
- altar desk,
- altar facing,
- altar of prothesis,
- altar rail,
- altar side,
- altar slab,
- altar stair,
- altar stone,
- altarpiece,
- ancona,
- anterior,
- anteriority,
- bold front,
- bomos,
- brave face,
- brave front,
- chancel table,
- chief,
- Communion table,
- credence,
- display,
- eschara,
- facade,
- face,
- facet,
- facia,
- first,
- fore,
- forefront,
- foreground,
- forehand,
- foreland,
- foremost,
- forepart,
- forequarter,
- foreside,
- foreword,
- forward,
- front,
- front elevation,
- front man,
- front matter,
- front page,
- front view,
- frontage,
- frontier,
- frontispiece,
- gradin,
- head,
- heading,
- headmost,
- hestia,
- holy table,
- lap,
- leading,
- mensal,
- missal stand,
- obverse,
- predella,
- preface,
- prefix,
- primary,
- prime,
- priority,
- proscenium,
- prothesis,
- retable,
- retablo,
- rood altar,
- scrobis,
- superaltar,
- window dressing