Meanings
nounfrontal lobe (plural frontal lobes)
plural frontal lobes
- anatomyOne of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the forehead.
The frontal lobe is the seat of the higher functions of the brain — reasoning, forethought, problem-solving, emotional control, and so on.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 61
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead
Similar
frontal cortex
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic فص جبهي
- فص جبهيdivision of the cerebrum
Catalan lòbul frontal
- lòbul frontaldivision of the cerebrum
Chinese Cantonese 額葉 /额叶
- 額葉 /额叶 (ngaak⁶ jip⁶)division of the cerebrum
Chinese Mandarin 額葉 /额叶
- 額葉 /额叶 (éyè)division of the cerebrum
Czech čelní lalok
- čelní lalokdivision of the cerebrum
Danish frontallap
- frontallapdivision of the cerebrum
Dutch frontale kwab, frontale hersenkwab
- frontale kwabdivision of the cerebrum
- frontale hersenkwabdivision of the cerebrum
Estonian otsmikusagar
- otsmikusagardivision of the cerebrum
Finnish otsalohko, frontaalilohko
- otsalohkodivision of the cerebrum
- frontaalilohkodivision of the cerebrum
French lobe frontal
- lobe frontaldivision of the cerebrum
German Frontallappen
- Frontallappendivision of the cerebrum
Greek μετωπιαίος λοβός
- μετωπιαίος λοβός (metopiaíos lovós)division of the cerebrum
Hebrew האונה המצחית
- האונה המצחיתdivision of the cerebrum
Hungarian homloklebeny
- homloklebenydivision of the cerebrum
Icelandic ennisblað
- ennisblaðdivision of the cerebrum
Irish maothán tosaigh
- maothán tosaighdivision of the cerebrum
Italian lobo frontale
- lobo frontaledivision of the cerebrum
Japanese 前頭葉
- 前頭葉 (zentōyō)division of the cerebrum
Korean 전두엽
- 전두엽 (jeonduyeop)division of the cerebrum
Norwegian pannelapp
- pannelappdivision of the cerebrum
Persian لوب پیشانی
- لوب پیشانیdivision of the cerebrum
Polish płat czołowy
- płat czołowydivision of the cerebrum
Portuguese lobo frontal
- lobo frontaldivision of the cerebrum
Romanian lob frontal
- lob frontaldivision of the cerebrum
Russian ло́бная до́ля
- ло́бная до́ля (lóbnaja dólja)division of the cerebrum
Scottish Gaelic lobe aghaidh
- lobe aghaidhdivision of the cerebrum
Spanish lóbulo frontal
- lóbulo frontaldivision of the cerebrum
Swedish pannlob, frontallob
- pannlobdivision of the cerebrum
- frontallobdivision of the cerebrum
Tagalog utak-noo
- utak-noodivision of the cerebrum
Thai กลีบหน้า
- กลีบหน้าdivision of the cerebrum
Turkish frontal lob
- frontal lobdivision of the cerebrum
Urdu اگلا فص
- اگلا فصdivision of the cerebrum
Vietnamese thuỳ trán
- thuỳ trándivision of the cerebrum
Cite this entry
APA
frontal lobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontal%20lobe
MLA
“frontal lobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontal%20lobe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frontal lobe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontal%20lobe.
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