frontal lobe

noun

: the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere

Examples of frontal lobe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In some diseases such as frontal lobe dementia, which damages executive function instead of memory, tangles can accumulate without the presence of amyloid. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

The freak accident cracked the then-15-year-old’s eye socket and sent debris into his brain, which took out part of his right frontal lobe. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

The frontal lobe, which plays a major role in working memory, depends on sleep to function properly. — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 8 June 2026

Our bodies could then invest the surplus energy this saved into ganglia rather than guts, into frontal lobes instead of food. — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for frontal lobe

• microprobe
• bathrobe
• earlobe
• microbe
• wardrobe
• globe
• jobe
• probe
• robe
• strobe

Medical Definition

frontal lobe

noun

: the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere having its lower part in the anterior fossa of the skull and bordered behind by the central sulcus