frontal

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
2. (not-comparable)Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.

   “a frontal attack”

3. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
4. (not-comparable)Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
5. (not-comparable)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.
6. (not-comparable)Of or relating to a weather front.

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of frontal bone.
2. A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.

   “Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.”

3. The façade of a building.