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[Middle English frontel, from Medieval Latin frontellum, diminutive of Latin front-, frons]
: a cloth hanging over the front of an altar
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: of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or the frontal bone
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: parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane
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: of or relating to a meteorological front
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Adjective
most cars have the engine in the frontal part
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 July 2025
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William C’hair, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
The results depicted that pairs who had shared a painful experience exhibited significantly higher interpersonal brain synchrony (IBS) in key regions of the prefrontal cortex, especially the right superior frontal cortex.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Noun
Go Naked Hair offers wigs, bundles, closures, frontals, lashes, and more with great customer service and fast shipping, positioning itself as a one-stop shop for hair needs.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 July 2025
Williams has a string of successful businesses, including Go Naked Hair (a line of premium wigs, bundles, closures, frontals, lashes, and more), Pampered by Porsha (a luxury sheet collection) and Porsha4Real (her thriving YouTube channel).
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
Our Arapaho and Cheyenne ancestors went directly there to heal after the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, all the way through our homelands, from South Eastern Colorado, along the Eastern frontal range of the Rocky Mountains, to the heart of Wyoming, all promised in the Treaties of Fort Laramie.
—William C’hair, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
The results depicted that pairs who had shared a painful experience exhibited significantly higher interpersonal brain synchrony (IBS) in key regions of the prefrontal cortex, especially the right superior frontal cortex.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“Frontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontal. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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