Frontal /(?)/
Fron·tal
Frontal
a.
- Belonging to the front part; being in front (Anat.)
Frontal
n.
- Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet (Mil.)
- A little pediment over a door or window. (Arch.)
- A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies. (Eccl.)
- A medicament or application for the forehead. (Med.) [Obs.]
- The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium. (Anat.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Frontal hammer
- a forge hammer lifted by a cam, acting upon a “tongue” immediately in front of the hammer head.