adj.
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin frontalis, from Latin front-, frons
Date: 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 < 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
– fron · tal · ly \ -t ə l- ē \ adverb