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語源 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.

形容詞

frontal (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
   1. Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.

      Synonym: direct

      a frontal attack

2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
3. (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
4. (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.
5. (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.

等位語

• (humorous, about nudity) backal, sidal

派生語

名詞

frontal (plural frontals)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of frontal bone.

語源 2

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

名詞

frontal (plural frontals)

1. (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.

2. (architecture) The façade of a building.

参照

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