frontal

IPA: frˈʌntʌɫ

(Christianity) A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
(architecture) The façade of a building.
(anatomy) Ellipsis of frontal bone.. [(anatomy) the bone which forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity]

Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
(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.

Examples of "frontal" in Sentences

It is a plain frontal supine radiograph of the abdomen.
The anterior end of the hemisphere is named the frontal pole.
Degeneration of neuronal cells in the frontal lobe of the brain occurs.
In the brain, atrophy may be present in the frontal and temporal lobes.
The homologies of frontal and parietal bones are in fishes and tetrapods.
Pre frontal lobotomy and Pre frontal leucotomy are to distinct techniques.
There is a multitude of evidence to implicate the frontal lobes of the brain.
Shin guards can help protect the knee joint and the frontal bones of the leg.
In 1918, the frontal section of the building was destroyed by an earth tremor.
The frontal bones and the parietal bones form the roof and sides of the cranium.