English Explanatory Dictionary

frons

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
  2. The front part of the epicranium or head capsule of many insects; generally speaking, the area below or between the antennae and above the clypeus. Typically it lies between the genal or "cheek" areas on either side of the head.
  3. (of Diptera) The postfrons.

Pronunciation

/fɹɒnz/ /fɹɑnz/

Word forms

frons frontes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frōns (“the forehead, brow, front”). Doublet of front.

Synonyms

forehead

Derived words

prefrons
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