frontal

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.

2. 2

   Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.

3. 3

   Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.

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   1. 4

      Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more…

      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.

   2. 5

      Of or relating to a weather front.

   3. 6

      Ellipsis of frontal bone.

   4. 7

      A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.

      • Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.
   5. 8

      The façade of a building.

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