frontal
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌn.təl/, /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/, /ˈfɹʌn.l̩/
- Rhymes: -ʌntəl, -ʌnəl
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from New Latin frontālis, from frons (“the forehead, brow, front”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to front + -al; cognate of French frontal. Doublet of frontalis.
Adjective
editfrontal (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
- (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
- (zootomy) Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
- (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.
Coordinate terms
editDerived terms
edit- abfrontal
- anterofrontal
- bifrontal
- centrofrontal
- cingulofrontal
- dorsofrontal
- ethmofrontal
- ethmoidofrontal
- frontal artery
- frontal bone
- frontal eminence
- frontality
- frontalization
- frontalize
- frontal lobe
- frontal lobeless
- frontally
- frontalmost
- frontal nerve
- frontal nudity
- frontaloccipital
- frontal plane
- frontal point
- frontal process
- frontal sinus
- frontal wedgie
- fronto-
- frontofrontal
- full-frontal
- hyperfrontal
- hypofrontal
- inferofrontal
- interfrontal
- intrafrontal
- laterofrontal
- mediofrontal
- mesiofrontal
- mesofrontal
- midfrontal
- multifrontal
- nasofrontal
- occipitofrontal
- orbitofrontal
- palpebrofrontal
- parafrontal
- parietofrontal
- posterofrontal
- postfrontal
- postorbitofrontal
- prefrontal
- sphenofrontal
- striatofrontal
- subfrontal
- superfrontal
- temporofrontal
- ventrofrontal
- zygomaticofrontal
Translations
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Noun
editfrontal (plural frontals)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of frontal bone.
Translations
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle English frountel, from Old French frontel, from Latin frontāle (“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”).
Noun
editfrontal (plural frontals)
- (Christianity) A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
- Synonyms: antependium, forecloth
- 1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism, page 27:
- Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.
- (architecture) The façade of a building.
Translations
editReferences
edit- “frontal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “frontal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Catalan
editEtymology
editFrom front + -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfrontal m or f (masculine and feminine plural frontals)
Derived terms
editNoun
editfrontal m (plural frontals)
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “frontal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “frontal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “frontal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
editEtymology
editAdjective
editfrontal
References
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom front + -al; see also Medieval Latin frontalis, from Latin frōns, as well as fronteau and frontail.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfrontal (feminine frontale, masculine plural frontaux, feminine plural frontales)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “frontal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editGalician
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese frontal, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin frontalis (“frontal”), from Latin frons.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfrontal m or f (plural frontais)
Noun
editfrontal m (plural frontais)
- (anatomy) the frontal bone
- (Christianity) frontal (a decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.)
- (architecture) frontal (the façade of a building.)
References
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “frontal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “frontal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “frontal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “frontal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “frontal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
German
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editfrontal (strong nominative masculine singular frontaler, not comparable)
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist frontal | sie ist frontal | es ist frontal | sie sind frontal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | frontaler | frontale | frontales | frontale |
genitive | frontalen | frontaler | frontalen | frontaler | |
dative | frontalem | frontaler | frontalem | frontalen | |
accusative | frontalen | frontale | frontales | frontale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der frontale | die frontale | das frontale | die frontalen |
genitive | des frontalen | der frontalen | des frontalen | der frontalen | |
dative | dem frontalen | der frontalen | dem frontalen | den frontalen | |
accusative | den frontalen | die frontale | das frontale | die frontalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein frontaler | eine frontale | ein frontales | (keine) frontalen |
genitive | eines frontalen | einer frontalen | eines frontalen | (keiner) frontalen | |
dative | einem frontalen | einer frontalen | einem frontalen | (keinen) frontalen | |
accusative | einen frontalen | eine frontale | ein frontales | (keine) frontalen |
Adverb
editfrontal
Further reading
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editFrom fronte (“front”) + -al (“of or relating to”), or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.
Pronunciation
edit
Adjective
editfrontal m or f (plural frontais)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editNoun
editfrontal m (plural frontais)
Hypernyms
editHolonyms
editCoordinate terms
editRomanian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editfrontal m or n (feminine singular frontală, masculine plural frontali, feminine and neuter plural frontale)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | frontal | frontală | frontali | frontale | ||
definite | frontalul | frontala | frontalii | frontalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | frontal | frontale | frontali | frontale | ||
definite | frontalului | frontalei | frontalilor | frontalelor |
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfrontal m or f (masculine and feminine plural frontales)
Derived terms
editNoun
editfrontal m (plural frontales)
- frontal bone
- Synonym: hueso frontal
- frontalis, frontalis muscle
- Synonym: músculo frontal
- headtorch
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “frontal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- frontal on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Swedish
editAdjective
editfrontal (not comparable)
Declension
editInflection of frontal | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | frontal | — | — |
Neuter singular | frontalt | — | — |
Plural | frontala | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | frontale | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | frontale | — | — |
All | frontala | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms
editReferences
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