fron|tal|is

fron|tal|is
fron|tal|is «fruhn TAL uhs, -TAHL-», noun.
the muscle of the face that elevates the eyebrows and causes the transverse wrinkles of the forehead.
[< New Latin frontalis; see etym. under frontal1 (Cf.frontal)]

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  • fron´tal|ly — fron|tal1 «FRUHN tuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, on, in, or at the front: »The soldiers charged straight ahead and mad a frontal attack on the enemy. 2. of the forehead: »frontal bones. 3. Phonetics. pronounced with the front of the tongue.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fron|tal — fron|tal1 «FRUHN tuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, on, in, or at the front: »The soldiers charged straight ahead and mad a frontal attack on the enemy. 2. of the forehead: »frontal bones. 3. Phonetics. pronounced with the front of the tongue.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fron|tal|i|ty — «fruhn TAL uh tee», noun. composition in painting and sculpture in which the figure is viewed from the front; frontal attitude or representation …   Useful english dictionary

  • post|fron|tal — «pohst FRUHN tuhl», adjective. 1. behind the forehead. 2. toward the rear of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|fron|tal — «pree FRUHN tuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with the anterior portion of the frontal part of the brain. –n. a bone in the anterior part of the skull of certain vertebrates, especially in amphibians and reptiles …   Useful english dictionary

  • quad|ri|fron|tal — «KWOD ruh FRUHN tuhl», adjective. having four fronts or faces …   Useful english dictionary

  • fron — af·fron·té; con·fron·ta·tion; ef·fron·tery; fron·del·ite; fron·dent; fron·des·cence; fron·deur; fron·dif·er·ous; fron·dose; fron·ta·lis; fron·tal·i·ty; fron·tiers·man; fron·tis; fron·to·genesis; fron·to occipital; fron·to·parietal;… …   English syllables

  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

  • frontal — fron·tal …   English syllables

  • frontality — fron·tal·i·ty …   English syllables

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