# frontal
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfɹʌn.təl/, /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/, /ˈfɹʌn.l̩/
* Rhymes: -ʌntəl, -ʌnəl

### Etymology 1

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.

#### Adjective

frontal (not comparable)
* Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
** Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
    Synonym: direct
    a frontal attack
* (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
* (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
* (zootomy) 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.
* (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.

##### Coordinate terms

* (humorous, about nudity) backal, sidal

##### Derived terms

* abfrontal
* anterofrontal
* bifrontal
* centrofrontal
* cingulofrontal
* dorsofrontal
* ethmofrontal
* ethmoidofrontal
* frontal artery
* frontal bone
* frontal eminence
* frontality
* frontalization
* frontalize
* frontal lobe
* frontal lobeless
* frontally
* frontalmost
* frontal nerve
* frontal nudity
* frontaloccipital
* frontal plane
* frontal point
* frontal process
* frontal sinus
* frontal wedgie
* fronto-
* frontofrontal
* full-frontal
* hyperfrontal
* hypofrontal
* inferofrontal
* interfrontal
* intrafrontal
* laterofrontal
* mediofrontal
* mesiofrontal
* mesofrontal
* midfrontal
* midorbitofrontal
* multifrontal
* nasofrontal
* occipitofrontal
* orbitofrontal
* palpebrofrontal
* parafrontal
* parietofrontal
* posterofrontal
* postfrontal
* postorbitofrontal
* prefrontal
* sphenofrontal
* striatofrontal
* subfrontal
* superfrontal
* temporofrontal
* ventrofrontal
* zygomaticofrontal

##### Translations
#### Noun

frontal (plural frontals)
* (anatomy) Ellipsis of frontal bone.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Middle English frountel, from Old French frontel, from Latin frontāle (“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”).

#### Noun

frontal (plural frontals)
* (Christianity) A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
    Synonyms: antependium, forecloth
** 1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism, page 27:Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.
* (architecture) The façade of a building.

##### Translations
### References

* “frontal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* “frontal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

## Catalan
### Etymology

From front +‎ -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [fɾunˈtal]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [fɾonˈtal]
* Rhymes: -al

### Adjective

frontal m or f (masculine and feminine plural frontals)
* frontal

#### Derived terms

* lòbul frontal

### Noun

frontal m (plural frontals)
* frontal bone

#### Synonyms

* os frontal

#### Related terms

* front

### Further reading

* “frontal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “frontal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “frontal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Borrowed from French frontal.

### Adjective

frontal
* frontal

### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## French
### Etymology

From front +‎ -al; see also Medieval Latin frontalis, from Latin frōns, as well as fronteau and frontail.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fʁɔ̃.tal/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

frontal (feminine frontale, masculine plural frontaux, feminine plural frontales)
* (relational) forehead; frontal

#### Derived terms

* collision frontale
* lobe frontal
* os frontal

### Further reading

* “frontal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* frôlant, ronflât

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese frontal, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin frontalis (“frontal”), from Latin frons.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɾonˈtal/ [fɾon̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
* Rhymes: -al

### Adjective

frontal m or f (plural frontais)
* frontal

### Noun

frontal m (plural frontais)
* (anatomy) the frontal bone
* (Christianity) frontal (a decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.)
* (architecture) frontal (the façade of a building.)

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “frontal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “frontal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “frontal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “frontal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “frontal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fʁɔnˈtaːl/
* Rhymes: -aːl
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

frontal (strong nominative masculine singular frontaler, not comparable)
* frontal

#### Declension
### Adverb

frontal
* head-on

### Further reading

* “frontal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “frontal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From fronte (“front”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”), or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /fɾõˈtaw/ [fɾõˈtaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /fɾõˈtal/ [fɾõˈtaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /fɾõˈtal/ [fɾõˈtaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /fɾõˈta.li/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
* Hyphenation: fron‧tal

### Adjective

frontal m or f (plural frontais)
* frontal
    Synonyms: fronteiro, anterior
    Antonyms: traseiro, posterior

#### Derived terms

* frontalmente

#### Related terms

* confrontar
* confronto
* defrontar
* defronte
* enfrentar
* frente
* frentear
* frentista
* frontão
* frontaria
* fronte
* frontear
* fronteira
* fronteiriço
* fronteiro
* frontispício

### Noun

frontal m (plural frontais)
* frontal bone

#### Hypernyms

* osso

#### Holonyms

* crânio

#### Coordinate terms

* occipital, parietal, temporal, esfenoide, etmoide

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French frontal.

### Adjective

frontal m or n (feminine singular frontală, masculine plural frontali, feminine and neuter plural frontale)
* frontal

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɾonˈtal/ [fɾõn̪ˈt̪al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: fron‧tal

### Adjective

frontal m or f (masculine and feminine plural frontales)
* frontal

#### Derived terms

* frontalmente
* hueso frontal
* lóbulo frontal
* músculo frontal
* nasofrontal

### Noun

frontal m (plural frontales)
* frontal bone
    Synonym: hueso frontal
* frontalis, frontalis muscle
    Synonym: músculo frontal
* headtorch

#### Related terms

* frente

### Further reading

* “frontal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* frontal on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$

## Swedish
### Adjective

frontal (not comparable)
* (usually in compounds) frontal
* (anatomy) frontal

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Derived terms

* frontalattack
* frontalkollision
* frontallob
* frontalkrock

### References

* frontal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* frontal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* frontal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)