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Definition of Frons
1. n. The forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
Definition of Frons
1. the upper anterior portion of an insect's head [n FRONTES]
Medical Definition of Frons
1. Synonym: forehead. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frons
Literary usage of Frons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. East African Mammals in the United States National Museum by Ned Hollister (1918)
"Lavia frons frons ANDERSEN AND WROUGHTON, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, vol.
19, p. 138. February. (Part; not of Geoffroy.) 1910. ..."
2. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820)
"frons compressa ramosa. Fructus ignotus vel for- san in fibris e fronde ...
frons compressa ramosa. Receptacula turgida, intus mucosa, ..."
3. The Troubadours: A History of Provençal Life and Literature in the Middle Ages by Francis Hueffer (1878)
"In the following stanza of Guillem IX. of Poitiers, the first three lines form
the frons, and the last four are divided into two versus of two lines each ..."
4. An Elementary Latin Dictionary by Charlton Thomas Lewis, Hugh Macmaster Kingery (1918)
"[1 frons], one who »trips off ... [2 frons], a frontlet, metal band for the
forehead.—Plur. (of elephants). ... m [2 frons], one with a large forehead ..."
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