frontalis

C2 Topic:The Human Body
US /ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ UK /ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/
noun Freq #299239

Meanings

  1. 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.

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Synonyms
frontal belly

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, clipping of mūsculus frontālis (“frontal muscle”). Doublet of frontal.

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