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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fron·tal
DATE 14th century 1. [Middle English frontel, from Medieval Latin frontellum,diminutive of Latin front-, frons] : a cloth hanging over the front of an altar 2. facade 1
adjective ETYMOLOGY New Latin frontalis, from Latin front-, frons DATE 1656 1. of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or the frontal bone 2. a. of, relating to, or situated at the front b. directed against the front or at the main point or issue : direct frontal assault 3. parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane 4. of or relating to a meteorological front English Etymology frontal 1650s, of the forehead; 1971 with reference to the naked body; from front + adj. suffix -al. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 frontal front·al / 5frQntl / adjective[only before noun] 1. connected with the front of sth 正面的；前部的: Airbags protect the driver in the event of a severe frontal impact. 汽车若遇到正面猛烈撞击,安全气囊可以保护驾车者。 2. (also 7full-'frontal) a frontal attack or a criticism is very strong and direct 正面的,劈头盖脸的,直截了当的(攻击或批评): They launched a frontal attack on company directors. 他们向公司董事发起了正面攻击。 3. connected with a weather front (天气)锋的: a cold frontal system 冷锋系 4. (medical 医) connected with the front part of the head 前额的: the frontal lobes of the brain 大脑额叶 • front·al·ly / -tEli / adv. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: ascending frontal convolution , or frontal gyrus , or frontal plate , or frontal angle , or frontal apron , or frontal artery , or frontal bone , or frontal convolution , or frontal crest , or frontal eminence , or frontal gibbosity , or frontal index , or frontal lobe , or frontal nasal spine , or frontal nerve , or frontal shield , or frontal sinus , or frontal vein fron·tal I. \ˈfrəntəl sometimes -rän-\ noun (-s) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English frountel, frontel, from Middle French frontel, from Latin frontale, from front-, frons + -ale (neuter of -alis -al); in sense 2, from Middle English frountel, frontel, from Medieval Latin frontellum, diminutive of Latin front-, frons; in other senses, from frontal (II) 1. : something worn across the forehead; specifically : an ornamental band often of jewels 2. : a movable decorative piece (as of rich stuff or embroidery) covering the front of an altar in a church 3. : facade 4. a. : frontal bone b. : a frontal scale or plate II. adjective Etymology: New Latin frontalis, from Latin front-, frons forehead + -alis -al — more at brink 1. a. : of or relating to the forehead or the frontal bone b. : of or being a scale or plate lying between the eyes and over the frontal bone in a reptile 2. a. : belonging to the front part < a frontal appendage > b. : of or relating to the front : taking place from or at the front < to cease all frontal resistance and to limit its activity to guerrilla warfare — D.J.Dallin > c. : directed against the front : delivered upon the main or essential point or issue : direct < a frontal assault on the enemy > < frontal attack … on broad problems of human nature — F.A.Geldard > 3. a. : parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane b. : having or showing frontality 4. : of or relating to a meteorological front 5. : front 2• fron·tal·ly \-əlē, -əli\ adverb |
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