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frontal

frontal

57 4.8
Near the front part or the forehead of something
  • adjective
  • /ˈfrʌntəl/
translation icon : frontal
  • The enemy never anticipated a frontal assault.
  • frontal lobe
  • frontal area
  • frontal sinus

So I agree with this frontal crash test in the lab.

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Examples

  • In particular, preferred and favorite music elicited increased connectivity to the frontal part of the brain.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Take, for example, the brain's frontal lobe and cerebellum, which are directly responsible for language skills.

    Academic text (2012)
  • This clearly has a full frontal light source.

  • So I agree with this frontal crash test in the lab.

  • The brain segment is the frontal lobe.

  • You have a deficient frontal cortex.

  • That is classic frontal lobe epilepsy.

  • Lucinda noted the added activity in the frontal lobe: he remembered saying those things.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The brain injury Jane suffered lit up her frontal and parietal cortex.

  • The doctor examined the patient's frontal lobe to assess any potential damage.

Synonyms

head-on
vsfrontal
42 3.9

The front of one vehicle hits the front of another in a crash

is about position at the front or the forehead rather than manner of meeting
anterior
vsfrontal
  • Specialized
29 7.4

Near the front of the body or head

is broader and also refers to the forehead or direct contact from the front

Antonyms

133 1.0

At the back of something, like a car or building

Compounds

frontal lobe
  • Specialized
24 4.8

Part of the brain at the front that controls movement you choose and thinking

frontal cortex
  • Specialized
3 5.5

The front part of the brain behind the forehead that helps you make decisions, solve problems, and control movements

frontal bone
  • Specialized
3 6.3

A large bone at the front of the skull that makes the forehead and upper eye sockets

frontal sinus
  • Specialized
1 5.3

An air space in the bone above each eye

1 9.9

An operation that cuts connections in the front part of the brain and often changes thinking and personality

frontal gyrus
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A raised ridge on the surface of the front part of the brain

frontal suture
  • Specialized
8.3

A line where the two front skull bones meet that usually closes by age six

frontal eminence
  • Specialized
8.4

A rounded bump on the forehead above each eye

How Frontal

frontmost
4.6
frontal
57 4.8
side
1 1.0
rear
133 1.0

Surface Forms

frontal positive

Morphology

frontal = front (transparent) = front + al

This is a standard adjective formed from 'front', and the meaning 'relating to the front' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Frontal comes from an old Latin word frons meaning 'forehead' and the familiar English word front. Think of the forehead or the front of anything — frontal means 'at the front' or 'relating to the forehead'.