frontalis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, clipping of mūsculus frontālis (“frontal muscle”). Doublet of frontal. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ Rhymes: -eɪlɪs === Noun === frontalis (plural frontales) (anatomy) A muscle of the forehead, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle. Coordinate term: occipitalis ==== Related terms ==== alopecia liminaris frontalis frontal ==== Translations ==== === References === “frontalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === flat irons, flatirons, frost nail, frost-nail, inflators == Latin == === Etymology === From frons (“forehead, brow, front”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [frɔnˈtaː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fronˈtaː.lis] === Adjective === frontālis (neuter frontāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin) (anatomy) relating to the forehead; frontal ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Related terms ==== frontālia ==== Descendants ====