frontal B2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ UK /ˈfɹʌn.təl/ See IPA manual Freq #14285 Meanings 1 adj belonging to the front part A frontal appendage. 2 adj of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone The frontal lobes. 3 adj meeting front to front A frontal attack. 4 adj of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air Frontal rainfall. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · meeting front to front head-on Word family Derived forms abfrontalanterofrontalbifrontalcentrofrontalcingulofrontaldorsofrontalethmofrontalethmoidofrontalfrontalityfrontalizationfrontalizefrontally Common collocations frontal eminence Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English frountel, from Old French frontel, from Latin frontāle (“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”). Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frontal **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɹʌn.təl/ **Frequency rank:** 14285 ## Meanings 1. belonging to the front part 2. of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone 3. meeting front to front 4. of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air ## Examples - A frontal appendage. - The frontal lobes. - A frontal attack. - Frontal rainfall. ## Derived Forms - abfrontal - anterofrontal - bifrontal - centrofrontal - cingulofrontal - dorsofrontal - ethmofrontal - ethmoidofrontal - frontality - frontalization - frontalize - frontally ## Etymology From Middle English frountel, from Old French frontel, from Latin frontāle (“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”). ## Topics - The Human Body markdown