Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frons

/fɹɑnz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: frons
IPA: /fɹɑnz/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.

noun

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.

noun

(of Diptera) The postfrons.

Example Sentences

"In a generalized insect the frons extends from the vertex to the frontoclypeal (epistomal) suture, between the two anterior tentorial pits."
"In most blondeliines (and in most Tachinidae in general), males have a narrower frons than conspecific females […]"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: frōns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɹɑnz/
British English: /fɹɒnz/

Inflected Forms

frontes (plural)

Derived Forms

prefrons

Synonyms

forehead

Rhymes With

bronze mons pons

Questions

How do you pronounce frons?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹɑnz/.
What does frons mean?: In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
Where does frons come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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