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- [fruhn-tl]
- /ˈfrʌn tl/
- /ˈfrʌn.təl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fruhn-tl]
- /ˈfrʌn tl/
Definitions of frontal word
- adjective frontal of, in, or at the front: a frontal view; frontal attack. 1
- adjective frontal Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the forehead or the frontal bone. coronal (def 4c). 1
- adjective frontal Meteorology. of or relating to the division between dissimilar air masses: frontal zone; frontal surface. 1
- adjective frontal Fine Arts. exhibiting frontality. parallel to the surface in the pictorial arts or seen from the front view in sculpture: the frontal plane. 1
- noun frontal Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar. 1
- noun frontal frontlet (def 1). 1
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Origin of frontal
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; < Late Latin frontālis (New Latin, in anatomy sense); replacing Middle English frountel < Old French frontel. See front, -al1
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Parts of speech for Frontal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
frontal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
frontal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for frontal
noun frontal
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- frontage — the front of a building or lot.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- facade — Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
adjective frontal
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
Antonyms for frontal
noun frontal
adjective frontal
- posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
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