the frontal lobes of the brainfrontalfront‧al /ˈfrʌntl/ adjective [only before noun] formal 
the frontal armour of the new tanks2frontal attack/assault a)a direct attack on the front of an army: The minefields make an all-out frontal attack impossible. b)an attack or criticism that is very strong and direct: After the election, the party launched into a frontal assault on the British media.3medical relating to the front part of the head: the frontal lobes of the brain → full frontal
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a frontal collision
- A tumor had formed in the right frontal lobe of his brain.
- Washington is launching a frontal attack on the enemy.
- A full frontal assault right in the snout.
- Even in his haste he noted subtle distinctions of taste between cerebellum and cortex, between frontal lobes and limbic system.
- Small strokes of frontal lobe seldom come to the attention of neurologists.
- That seems to activate the cerebral cortex in the parietal lobes more than in the frontal lobes.
- The frontal hood of the plasma gun was gilded with safety runes.
- This is implied by the dyspraxia that sometimes occurs in frontal or parietal lobe disease in the absence of paralysis.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the frontal lobes of the brainCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES scenes of full frontal nudity a full frontal attack on the governmentCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
the frontal lobes of the brain scenes of full frontal nudity a full frontal attack on the government· Gorbad, still weak from the wound suffered at Grunberg, was unprepared for a frontal assault.· A full frontal assault right in the snout.· If we were fit, a frontal assault would be suicide.· But the frontal assault on Cobdenite assumptions was the challenge to free trade itself.· They are a frontal assault of the Devil not only upon believers but on human beings everywhere.
· He decided against such a full-frontal attack.· The congress went further, straying close to a frontal attack on the ruling party.· Efforts should then be entirely concentrated on the frontal attack.· Males without harems sometimes opt for a frontal attack.· How often are harems formed by gradual means and how often by frontal attack?
· Even in his haste he noted subtle distinctions of taste between cerebellum and cortex, between frontal lobes and limbic system.· It showed a tumor in the frontal lobe in a very awkward place: close to the motor strip and language areas.· Previous studies of novelty-seeking behaviour suggest that it is managed by the brain's right frontal lobe.· You have to lose lots of frontal lobe, or lots of language cortex.· The neurologists talk about an accountant with a large tumor involving the base of his frontal lobes.· The patient with damage to one frontal lobe catches on to the original sorting strategy and gets the string of yes answers.· George chatted with the patient for a moment and went on to test more of the frontal lobe.· Both schizophrenia and mood disorders show evidence of decreased activity in frontal lobes and abnormal function of the system for directed attention.
· We bought the promise of better reception, more movies and sports, full frontal nudity.· Hara also, unfortunately, appears with wings and in full-frontal nudity.· Is this a chance to witness male full frontal nudity?
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1at or relating to the front part of something: - A full frontal assault right in the snout.
- But the frontal assault on Cobdenite assumptions was the challenge to free trade itself.
- Efforts should then be entirely concentrated on the frontal attack.
- Gorbad, still weak from the wound suffered at Grunberg, was unprepared for a frontal assault.
- If we were fit, a frontal assault would be suicide.
- The congress went further, straying close to a frontal attack on the ruling party.
- They are a frontal assault of the Devil not only upon believers but on human beings everywhere.
the frontal armour of the new tanks2frontal attack/assault a)a direct attack on the front of an army: The minefields make an all-out frontal attack impossible. b)an attack or criticism that is very strong and direct: After the election, the party launched into a frontal assault on the British media.3medical relating to the front part of the head: the frontal lobes of the brain → full frontal