- 1connected with the front of something Airbags protect the driver in the event of a severe frontal impact. see full-frontal
- 2(also full-frontal) a frontal attack or a criticism is very strong and direct They launched a frontal attack on company directors.
- 3connected with a weather front a cold frontal system
- 4(medical) connected with the front part of the head the frontal lobes of the brain
NAmE//ˈfrʌntl̩i//
adverbSee frontal in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: frontal