different between frontal vs headmost

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??n.t?l/, /?f??n.tl?/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?f??n.tl?/, /?f??n.l?/
• Rhymes: -?nt?l, -?n?l

Etymology 1

Borrowed from New Latin front?lis, from frons (“the forehead, brow, front”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to front +? -al; cognate of French frontal. Doublet of frontalis.

Adjective

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

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.

Derived terms

Coordinate terms

• (humorous, about nudity) backal, sidal

Translations

Noun

frontal (plural frontals)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of frontal bone.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English frountel, from Old French frontel, from Latin front?le (“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”).

Noun

frontal (plural frontals)

2. (Christianity) A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
3. (architecture) The façade of a building.

References

• “frontal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “frontal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Catalan

Etymology

From front +? -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontalis (“frontal”), from Latin frons.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /f?on?tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /f?un?tal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

frontal (masculine and feminine plural frontals)

1. frontal

Derived terms

• lòbul frontal

Noun

frontal m (plural frontals)

1. frontal bone

Synonyms

• os frontal

Related terms

• front

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from French frontal.

Adjective

frontal

1. frontal

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

French

Etymology

From front +? -al; see also Medieval Latin frontalis, from Latin frons, as well as fronteau and frontail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f???.tal/

Adjective

frontal (feminine singular frontale, masculine plural frontaux, feminine plural frontales)

1. frontal (relating to the forehead)

Derived terms

• collision frontale
• os frontal

Further reading

• “frontal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• frôlant, ronflât

Galician

Etymology

From fronte +? -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontalis (“frontal”), from Latin frons.

Adjective

frontal m or f (plural frontais)

1. frontal

Noun

frontal m (plural frontais)

1. (anatomy) the frontal bone

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??n?ta?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

frontal (not comparable)

1. frontal

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From fronte +? -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontalis (“frontal”), from Latin frons.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /f?õ.?taw/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /f?õ.?ta?/
• Hyphenation: fron?tal

Adjective

frontal m or f (plural frontais, comparable)

1. frontal

   Synonyms: fronteiro, anterior

Antonyms

• traseiro, posterior

Related terms

Noun

frontal m (plural frontais)

1. frontal bone

Hypernyms

• osso

Holonyms

• crânio

Coordinate terms

• occipital, parietal, temporal, esfenoide, etmoide

Romanian

Etymology

From French frontal.

Adjective

frontal m or n (feminine singular frontal?, masculine plural frontali, feminine and neuter plural frontale)

1. frontal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin frontalis (“frontal”), from Latin frons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?on?tal/, [f?õn??t?al]
• Hyphenation: fron?tal
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

frontal (plural frontales)

1. frontal

Derived terms

Noun

frontal m (plural frontales)

1. frontal bone

   Synonym: hueso frontal

2. frontalis, frontalis muscle

   Synonym: músculo frontal

3. headtorch

Related terms

• frente

Further reading

• “frontal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
• frontal on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

English

Etymology

head +? -most

Adjective

headmost (not comparable)

1. Closest to the front of a group or pack

Translations

Anagrams

• hatedoms