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frontalis

US/ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/

frontalis noun: a muscle of the forehead, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.

Noun

frontalis (plural frontales)

  1. A muscle of the forehead, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.

Forms of frontalis

pluralfrontales

Origin of frontalis

Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, clipping of mūsculus frontālis (“frontal muscle”). Doublet of frontal.

Words that rhyme with frontalis

Questions about frontalis

What does frontalis mean?
Frontalis means a muscle of the forehead, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
What part of speech is frontalis?
Frontalis is a noun.
How do you pronounce frontalis?
Frontalis is pronounced /ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of frontalis?
The plural of frontalis is frontales.

Words near frontalis in the dictionary

  1. frontal sutures
  2. frontal wedgie
  3. frontal wedgies
  4. frontales
  5. frontalin
  6. frontalis
  7. frontalities
  8. frontality
  9. frontalization
  10. frontalizations
  11. frontalize

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