1. adj.1 a of, at, or on the front (a frontal attack). b of the front as seen by an onlooker (a frontal view).
2 of the forehead or front part of the skull (frontal bone).
Derivatives:
frontally adv.
Etymology: mod.L frontalis (as FRONT) 2. n.1 a covering for the front of an altar.
2 the fa{ccedil}ade of a building.
Etymology: ME f. OF frontel f. L frontale (as FRONT)