frontalis C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ UK /ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #299239 Meanings 1 noun A muscle of the forehead, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle. Contraction of the frontalis raises the eyebrows and wrinkles the forehead. Thesaurus Synonyms frontal belly Etymology Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, clipping of mūsculus frontālis (“frontal muscle”). Doublet of frontal. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frontalis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 299239 ## Meanings 1. A muscle of the forehead, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle. ## Examples - Contraction of the frontalis raises the eyebrows and wrinkles the forehead. ## Synonyms - frontal belly ## Etymology Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, clipping of mūsculus frontālis (“frontal muscle”). Doublet of frontal. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown