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Proximal vs Frontal - What's the difference?

proximal | frontal |

As adjectives the difference between proximal and frontal

is that proximal is (anatomy|geology) closer to the point of attachment or observation while frontal is of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack .

As a noun frontal is

a drapery covering the front of an altar.

proximal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
  • (linguistics) Closer to the speaker.

    • Antonyms

    * (closer to the point of attachment) distal

    Derived terms

    * proximally

    Coordinate terms

    * *

    Related terms

    * proximate

    frontal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.
  • (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
  • (anatomy) Of or relating to the frontal plane.
  • Of or relating to a weather front.

    • Derived terms

    * frontal bone * frontal lobe * full frontal nudity

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drapery covering the front of an altar.
  • The of a building.
  • (skeleton) The bone at the front of the skull, behind the forehead.
  • Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
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