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Recent Examples of frontal from the Web
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A weak frontal boundary moving in from the north took its time passing through the area, which led to several hours of mostly cloudy skies.
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With the approach of the frontal system the metro area will also experience cooler high temperatures with Tuesday's high forecast for 65 degrees.
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Still, in people with brain injuries, particularly to the frontal lobes behind the forehead, the two hemispheres could compensate by working together in subtle ways.
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Isobars help the meteorologist locate frontal boundaries because fronts are located in troughs of low pressure.
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Bee, who just hosted her Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., now hosts Full Frontal on TBS, home to her husband Jason Jones' (another Daily Show alum) The Detour as well.
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Oliver was on his second season at HBO, and Samantha Bee’s Full Frontal was not yet on air.
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First Known Use of frontal
14th century
frontal
Definition of frontal
1 : of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or the frontal bone
2a : of, relating to, or situated at the frontb : directed against the front or at the main point or issue : direct frontal assault
3 : parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane
4 : of or relating to a meteorological front
Examples of frontal in a Sentence
most cars have the engine in the frontal part
Recent Examples of frontal from the Web
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But, as noted by Samantha Bee on last week’s episode of Full Frontal, that has changed.
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There are actually myriad ways to rock this trend — from more modest sheer skirts that show off a bit of boy-short undies to full-on frontal exposure for the more daring types (looking at you, RiRi).
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MORE INDYCAR: Midseason: Deep driver pool, parity are making things interesting Trammell said the biggest issue now is protecting drivers’ spines in frontal impacts.
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Trammell said the biggest issue right now is protecting drivers’ spines in frontal impacts.
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IndyCar has lessened the risk for rear and vertical impacts, but frontal impacts are still a concern.
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Subtropical Cyclone: A non-frontal low-pressure system that has characteristics of both tropical and extratropical cyclones.
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MPG Factor Vehicle mass and barn-door frontal area are the enemies of speed and efficiency, which is not an HD strong suit.
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Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) June 8, 2017 Let’s hear it for the real heroes of the day: the aides currently restraining the President from tweeting.
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Origin and Etymology of frontal
New Latin frontalis, from Latin front-, frons
FRONTAL Defined for English Language Learners
frontal
Definition of frontal for English Language Learners
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: relating to the front of something : directed at the front
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: relating to or showing the front of the human body
FRONTAL Defined for Kids
frontal
playDefinition of frontal for Students
: of or directed at a front a frontal attack
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