frontal
fron
ˈfrən
frēn
tal
təl
tēl
/fɹˈʌntə‍l/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "frontal"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ, āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ

related to or positioned at the front part of an object, structure, or entity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Architectural drawings always include scale plans showing both frontal and side elevations of the structure.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ•āύ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§€āϝāĻŧ āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02

āĻ•āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ

related to or located near the front part of the head
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The injury caused a small fracture in the frontal bone of the skull.
āφāϘāĻžāϤāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϚāĻžāϰ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ•āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ

associated with a weather front, where two different air masses meet
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Frontal activity often results in sudden changes in temperature and wind patterns.
āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āύ⧇ āφāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇āĨ¤
04

āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ, āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ

(of an attack, criticism, etc.) intense, direct, and unreserved, often aimed at confronting an issue openly
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The president faced a frontal criticism of his policies during the press conference.
āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āĻ•āύāĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻĒāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
4.1

āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ, āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϞ

(of a military attack, etc.) directed against the front lines or the most fortified position of an enemy force
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The army prepared for a frontal attack but simultaneously planned a flanking maneuver.
āϏ⧇āύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύ⧀ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāĻ•āχ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϞ, āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāĻŋāϰ āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāύ

a decorative fabric used to cover the front of an altar in a church
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The altar ’s frontal was embroidered with intricate patterns of crosses and lilies.
āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•ā§āϰāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϞāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϰ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧂āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

the face of a building, often referring to its main entrance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The building ’s frontal was renovated to give it a more modern appearance.
āĻ­āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻ•āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϞāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āϞāϞāĻžāϟ āĻ…āϞāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ

a decorative accessory designed to be worn on the forehead
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Ancient queens often adorned themselves with a golden frontal as a symbol of power.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āϰāĻžāύ⧀āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏ⧋āύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϞāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

frontally
prefrontal
frontal
front
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