[fron.tal] n (14c) 1 [ME frontel, fr. ML frontellum, dim. of L front-, frons]: a cloth hanging over the front of an altar
2: facade 1
[2]frontal adj [NL frontalis, fr. L front-, frons] (1656) 1: of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or the frontal bone
2. a: of, relating to, or situated at the front b: directed against the front or at the main point or issue: direct "~ 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 -- fron.tal.ly adv