frontal

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
2. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
3. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
4. (not-comparable) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
5. (not-comparable) 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.
6. (not-comparable) Of or relating to a weather front.

Noun

Ellipsis of frontal bone.

Noun

1. A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
2. The façade of a building.

Concepten

frontaal

voorgevel

Synoniemen

front

head-on

anterior

frontage

frontlet

facade

frontally

forehead

forward

direct

positive

pro

right

straight

straightaway

straightforward

⬆️

straight line

straight-out

stretch

true

unbent

unbowed

uncrossed

uncurled

untwisted

window dressing

frank

unmediated

metopic

uncurved

uncurving

front face

frontal surface

brow

downright

face

facial

fore

front man

live

open

point-blank

Vertalingen

frontal

frontale

frontal

frontal

frontal

frontal

Stirnbein

Stirn

frontale

de front

os frontale

μετωπικός

façana

μετωπιαίος

μπροστινός

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈfɹʌn.təl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Frans: frontal

Overgenomen van Middelengels: frountel

In summary

Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, from frons (“the forehead, brow, front”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to front + -al; cognate of French frontal. Doublet of frontalis.