frontal lobe

Noun CEFR B2

fɹʌntəl lɔʊːb

Definitions

One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the forehead.

Equivalents

Españollóbulo frontal

Françaislobe frontal

DeutschFrontallappen

16 more languages

العربيةفص جبهي

Catalàlòbul frontal

Češtinačelní lalok

Ελληνικάμετωπιαίος λοβός

Suomifrontaalilohko otsalohko

Magyarhomloklebeny

Italianolobo frontale

日本語前頭葉

한국어전두엽

Nederlandsfrontale hersenkwab frontale kwab

Polskipłat czołowy

Portuguêslobo frontal

Românălob frontal

Русскийлобная доля

Svenskafrontallob pannlob

Tiếng Việtthuỳ trán

Examples

“The frontal lobe is the seat of the higher functions of the brain — reasoning, forethought, problem-solving, emotional control ⟳, and so on.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

frontal nerve frontal nudity frontal plane frontal point frontal process frontal sinus

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