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Boundary between two distinct water masses
In oceanography, a front is a boundary between two distinct water masses. The formation of fronts depends on multiple physical processes and small differences
Front_(oceanography)
Topics referred to by the same term
example: Rocky Mountain Front Wasatch Front Front (oceanography), a place where two water masses come together in the ocean Front (physics), a solution
Front
Hierarchical outline list of articles related to oceanography
following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Oceanography. Oceanography (from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós) 'ocean' and γραφή (graphḗ) 'writing')
Outline_of_oceanography
inception in 2003, seismic oceanography has been used to image a wide variety of oceanographic phenomena, including fronts, eddies, thermohaline staircases
Seismic_oceanography
Frontal feature in the South Atlantic Ocean
as coastal trapped waves influencing the temperature variability. Front (oceanography) Benguela Current Angola Current Veitch, J. A.; Florenchie, P.; Shillington
Angola–Benguela_Front
Topics referred to by the same term
Antarctic Polar Front may refer to: The Antarctic Convergence, in oceanography The Polar Front commonly known as the "Antarctic Front", in atmospheric
Antarctic_Polar_Front
Operational arm of the US Naval Oceanography Program
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM) or CNMOC, serves as the operational arm of the Naval Oceanography Program for the United
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Naval_Meteorology_and_Oceanography_Command
American-born Canadian biological oceanographer (born 1939)
Dalhousie University, he served as Professor of Oceanography, Chair of the Department of Oceanography, and Associate Vice-president (Academic). His research
Robert_Fournier
Currents of the Pacific Ocean
film. Ocean current Oceanic gyres Physical oceanography Talley, Lynne. Descriptive physical oceanography: an introduction (6th ed.). San Diego, CA: Elsevier
East_Australian_Current
Oceanographic textbook by Sverdrup, Johnson, and Fleming
The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry and General Biology is an oceanographic textbook by Harald Sverdrup, Martin Johnson, and Richard Fleming. Originally
The_Oceans_(textbook)
Open ocean research platform
of Oceanography. The platform is 108 meters (355 ft) long and is designed to partially flood and pitch backward 90°, resulting in only the front 17 meters
RP_FLIP
Pacific Ocean current
number of observational and modeling studies on this front in addition to a number of paleo-oceanographic studies of marine sediments. Contrarily, there have
Tasman_Front
Oceanic division
of the Barents Sea causes the Polar Front to limit the expansion of winter sea ice, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 28(8), 1849–1866 Igor V. Polyakov1
Arctic_Ocean
Country in Southern and Western Europe
Cushman-Roisin, Benoit; Gačić, Miroslav; Poulain, Pierre-Marie (2001). Physical oceanography of the Adriatic Sea. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4020-0225-0. "FastiOnline:
Italy
Country in South Asia
Pakistan's Scientific Expeditions to Antarctica. National Institute of Oceanography. p. 15. Pakistan's presence in Antarctica also appears imperative as
Pakistan
Large formation of floating ice
Patrol (IIP). The goal of the IIP was to collect data on meteorology and oceanography to measure currents, ice-flow, ocean temperature, and salinity levels
Iceberg
Water mass in the Southern Ocean
Godfrey(2003). Regional Oceanography: an Introduction 2nd edn. pp.63-82,ISBN 81-7035-306-8 Reddy, M. (2001). Descriptive Physical Oceanography. pp.273-327 ISBN 90-5410-706-5
Antarctic_Intermediate_Water
Natural submerged sandbank that rises from a body of water to near the surface
above it, which poses a danger to navigation. Shoals are also known in oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, as sandbanks, sandbars, gravelbars, or
Shoal
Curve along which a 3-D surface is at equal elevation
Video loop of isallobars showing the motion of a cold front
Contour_line
Any fluid property used to track flow
"Co-existence of distinct Ostreococcus ecotypes at an oceanic front". Limnology and Oceanography. 62 (1): 75–88. Bibcode:2017LimOc..62...75C. doi:10.1002/lno
Flow_tracer
Cold water ocean current that forms as a branch of the East Greenland Current
study of the Iceland-Faroe Front using Geosat altimetry and current-following drifters". Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers. 29 (11–12):
East_Iceland_Current
One of two gyres within the Southern Ocean
winds. This location is between 65 and 70°S. Oceanic current Physical oceanography Ross Gyre Antarctica Orsi, Alejandro H. (January 1993). "On the circulation
Weddell_Gyre
Directional mass flow of oceanic water
Physical Oceanography. 35 (4): 545–64. Bibcode:2005JPO....35..545P. doi:10.1175/JPO2699.1. S2CID 130736022. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San
Ocean_current
Coastal and oceanic landform
productivity. In temperate continental shelf seas, three distinctive oceanographic regimes are found, as a consequence of the interplay between surface
Continental_shelf
Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 1998, Pages 167-192, ISSN 0967-0637. Southern Subtropical Front Archived 2006-08-19
Subtropical_front
Part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore
sublittoral, or supralittoral in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In oceanography and marine biology, the idea of the littoral zone is extended roughly
Littoral_zone
American biological oceanographer
Podestá, Guillermo P. (1994). "Life on the Edge: Marine Life and Fronts". Oceanography. 7 (2): 52–60. Bibcode:1994Ocgpy...7b..52O. doi:10.5670/oceanog
Carin_Ashjian
Island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
and spring water. In addition, Curaçao has upwelling, which is an oceanographic phenomenon that involves wind-driven motion of dense, cooler and nutrient-rich
Curaçao
Neighborhood in San Diego, California, United States
University of California, San Diego, Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Scripps Research, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Local
La_Jolla
Congregations of plankton
at eddies, filaments, and fronts in a coastal upwelling zone". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 56 (3–5): 246–259. Bibcode:2009DSRII
Thin_layers_(oceanography)
Hayes, John M. "An introduction to isotopic calculations". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 2543 (2004). Rolston, J. H.; Den Hartog
Hydrogen isotope biogeochemistry
Hydrogen_isotope_biogeochemistry
Relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf
marine life, from plankton up to large fish and corals, while physical oceanography sees it as where the oceanic system interacts with the coast. In marine
Neritic_zone
Rocky peninsula in the Western Cape, South Africa
were planted on these slopes all the way from the Constantiaberg to the front of Devil's Peak, and even on top of the mountains, but these have now been
Cape_Peninsula
Observation technique
Remote sensing in oceanography is a widely used observational technique which enables researchers to acquire data of a location without physically measuring
Remote_sensing_(oceanography)
Series of water waves
United States Geological Survey Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission – Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Wave That Shook The World – Nova News
Tsunami
Biological kingdom
ISBN 978-0-85229-961-6. "Creature feature: Ctenophores - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution". www.whoi.edu/. Retrieved 5 June 2026. "Comb Jelly | Marine
Animal
Sea of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by North, Central, and South America
Introduction (1994) online Gallegos, Artemio. "Descriptive physical oceanography of the Caribbean Sea". Small Islands Marine Science and Sustainable Development
Caribbean_Sea
Layer of water separating the well-mixed surface layer from the thermocline
sea surface salinity (SSS) than normal, and subduction across this SSS front. In particular, BLT is formed in winter season in the equatorward flank
Barrier_layer_(oceanography)
Archipelago and traditional district in Nordland, Norway
"The Lofoten Vortex of the Nordic Seas". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 96: 1–14. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2014.10.011. ISSN 0967-0637
Lofoten
Japanese-British writer and Nobel Laureate (born 1954)
was invited for research at the National Institute of Oceanography (now the National Oceanography Centre). He did not return to visit Japan until 1989
Kazuo_Ishiguro
Scientific field of study
information). Research in physics is continually progressing on a large number of fronts. In condensed matter physics, an important unsolved theoretical problem
Physics
Nearshore zone where wave water comes onto the shore
Intertidal zone Littoral zone Surf fishing Pinet, Paul R (2008) Invitation to Oceanography, Chapter 11: The Dynamic Shoreline. Edition 5 revised. Jones & Bartlett
Surf_zone
Large scale rotating air mass
challenges and future perspectives". Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 73 (1): 1–31. Bibcode:2021TellA..7390412M. doi:10.1080/16000870.2021
Cyclone
Sage (1724–1803), scientist. Matthew Fontaine Maury, father of modern oceanography and naval meteorology Jacques Monod (1910–1976), biologist, Nobel Prize
List of people with Huguenot ancestry
List_of_people_with_Huguenot_ancestry
Oceanic division
the global upper ocean 1950–95. Part II: Results". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 30 (2): 311–326. Bibcode:2000JPO....30..311C. doi:10
Indian_Ocean
November 29, 2023. "Frequently Asked Questions". Miami, Florida: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2025
2025 Atlantic hurricane season
2025_Atlantic_hurricane_season
Large oceanic plateau south of New Zealand and the Chatham Rise
Circumpolar Current (ACC) is bounded by the Antarctic Polar Front (APF) and the Subantarctic Front (SAF). It reaches New Zealand with an average volume of
Campbell_Plateau
Species of tunicate
fusiformis". Zooplankton of the San Diego Region. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January
Salpa_fusiformis
Meteorology applied to military purposes
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center Enlisted meteorology and oceanography forecasters are called
Military_meteorology
U.S. Navy submarine USS Permit (SS-178) mistakenly sank the Soviet oceanographic research ship Seiner No. 20 with gunfire 27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)
List of friendly fire incidents
List_of_friendly_fire_incidents
Coastline of Western Australia
Black-fronted dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) on the Pilbara Coast.
Pilbara_Coast
Incidents of known and likely rogue waves
platform, confirming that the reading was valid.[citation needed] In modern oceanography, rogue waves are defined not as the biggest possible waves at sea, but
List_of_rogue_waves_incidents
Two groups of islands in South Australia
tern are present on the South group island. Other landbirds include white-fronted chats, masked plovers, rock parrots, welcome swallows, silvereyes and stubble
Neptune_Islands
Autonomous underwater vehicle series
underwater vehicles (AUVs) made by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and designed by their Oceanographic Systems Lab (OSL). More recently REMUS vehicles
REMUS_(vehicle)
City in California, United States
7 °C) since 1950, according to scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Additionally, the mean minimum is now above 40 °F (4 °C), putting San
San_Diego
Maritime museum in Stralsund, Germany
Germany (German: Deutsches Meeresmuseum), also called the Museum for Oceanography and Fisheries, Aquarium (German: Museum für Meereskunde und Fischerei
Ocean_Museum_Germany
Marra's research encompasses oceanography, phytoplankton, ocean optics, and photosynthesis. He participated in 28 oceanographic cruises, serving as Chief
John_F._Marra
The Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo (Portuguese: Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo), or IO-USP, due to its name
Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo
Oceanographic_Institute_of_the_University_of_São_Paulo
Network of ocean observatories
insight into oceanographic processes that occur through more than one seasonal or annual cycle. The Mid-Atlantic Bight shelf-break front is a persistent
Ocean Observatories Initiative
Ocean_Observatories_Initiative
Census-designated place in Massachusetts, United States
the site of several marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woodwell Climate
Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts
Layer where the density gradient is greatest within a body of water
shelf break front. Journal of Geophysical Research. Vol. 114, C05010, doi:10.1029/2008JC005011. Lalli and Parson (1993). Biological oceanography: an introduction
Pycnocline
encountered. Jack, Alex and Charles travel to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography to investigate claims that Fred Nolan had told the team about the south
List of The Curse of Oak Island episodes
List_of_The_Curse_of_Oak_Island_episodes
Public aquarium in San Diego, California, United States
It serves as the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, with over half a million
Birch_Aquarium
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
Retrieved October 5, 2020. "National Oceanography Centre heralds Cameron achievement". National Oceanography Centre. March 26, 2012. Archived from the
James_Cameron
Seventh letter in the Greek alphabet
represents absolute atmospheric vorticity. Rheology, η represents viscosity. Oceanography, η is the measurement (usually in metres) of sea-level height above or
Eta
Science and education district of Liverpool UK
Executive of the National Oceanography Centre". National Oceanography Centre. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "Our History | National Oceanography Centre". www.noc.ac
Knowledge_Quarter,_Liverpool
U.S. Navy industrial complex in Gulfport, Mississippi
Pascagoula (closed) Naval Construction Battalion Center Command Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Air Station Naval Air Station Meridian Coast Guard
Naval Construction Battalion Center (Gulfport, Mississippi)
Naval_Construction_Battalion_Center_(Gulfport,_Mississippi)
Aircraft that provides common satellite services
reduced. HAPS could be used for weather monitoring, as a radio relay, for oceanography or earth imaging, for border security, maritime patrol and anti-piracy
High-altitude platform station
High-altitude_platform_station
American chemist
before spending the majority of his career at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1955-2003). Craig was involved in numerous research expeditions, which
Harmon_Craig
Marginal sea along the Antarctic Peninsula
and cartographer who explored in the Bellingshausen Sea in 1821. Oceanographically, the Bellingshausen Sea is similar to the Amundsen Sea. Present are
Bellingshausen_Sea
American philanthropist (1921–2018)
the library's interior She also supported the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Health Sciences, UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center and the Preuss
Audrey_Geisel
Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2024
NOAA/AOML. Miami, Florida: Hurricane Research Division – via Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Landsea, Chris; Anderson, Craig; Bredemeyer
Hurricane_Helene
485C). The album of national flags, published by the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (France), gives the following shades of colours
Flag_of_Russia
2024 game show hosted by Rob Lowe
Brown Content Creator Kaneohe, Hawaii 32 Oceanography Parades Beyoncé Songs Nerdy Characters 36 49. Oceanography – Shane defeats James (Ep. 6) 64. Parades
The Floor (American game show)
The_Floor_(American_game_show)
Outcome of the interaction between drifting ice and the seabed
has been displaced by the ice feature and remobilized into side berms and front mound ahead of the ice-seabed interface. Zone 2 is where the soil undergoes
Seabed_gouging_by_ice
American physicist and astronaut (1951–2012)
Institute (Cal Space), part of the university's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She was paid a professor's salary of $64,000 (equivalent to $166,000
Sally_Ride
Brazil's territorial sea, EEZ and continental shelf
and understand the area's biodiversity and natural resources. National oceanography has succeeded in surveys of the continental shelf's geology and the EEZ's
Brazilian jurisdictional waters
Brazilian_jurisdictional_waters
American climate scientist and academic (born 1974)
program at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, graduating in 1996. Cobb completed her PhD in oceanography at Scripps in 2002, hunting El Niño events
Kim_Cobb
Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents
North Pacific gyre South Pacific gyre South Atlantic gyre In oceanography, a gyre (/ˈdʒaɪər/) is a large system of ocean surface currents moving
Ocean_gyre
Former provincial city in South Central Coast, Vietnam
city, Nha Trang is a center for marine science based at the Nha Trang Oceanography Institute. The Hon Mun marine protected area is one of four first marine
Nha_Trang
Franklin Keeling (born 1957) is a professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He is the Principal Investigator for the Atmospheric Oxygen Research
Ralph_Keeling
Oceanic plateau in the South Atlantic Ocean
Ocean deep waters in the Scotia Sea" (PDF). Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 49 (4): 681–705. Bibcode:2002DSRI...49..681N. doi:10
Northeast_Georgia_Rise
British science writer and television presenter
University of Southampton. Her published research is in the field of oceanography. Czerski was brought up in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, and educated
Helen_Czerski
Historic German city, now Kaliningrad, Russia
also was a basis for social and scientific development, in particular, oceanography. In 1957, an agreement was signed and later came into force, which delimited
Königsberg
Sea between Africa, Asia, and Europe
found on the Malta Escarpment. The University of Malta, UK National Oceanography Centre, New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Mediterranean_Sea
Largest known fish species
(2011), ISBN 978-0-19-539294-4 The New World of the Oceans: Men and Oceanography "CA Marine Species Portal". marinespecies.wildlife.ca.gov. Retrieved
List_of_largest_fish
Floating oceanographic laboratory for in situ observation experiments
Antarctic Technology Offshore Lagoon Laboratory (ATOLL) was a floating oceanographic laboratory for in situ observation experiments. This facility also tested
Antarctic Technology Offshore Lagoon Laboratory
Antarctic_Technology_Offshore_Lagoon_Laboratory
Shipwreck in the North Atlantic Ocean
by Jean-Louis Michel of IFREMER and Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, which was made possible in part by support secured after
Wreck_of_the_Titanic
Frequently Asked Questions About Hurricanes. Miami, Florida: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Archived from the original on September
Timeline of the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season
Timeline_of_the_1999_Atlantic_hurricane_season
Study of Earth's spatial information
Geomorphology Glaciology Hydrology and hydrography Landscape ecology Oceanography Palaeogeography Pedology Human geography (or anthropogeography) is a
Geography
Type of autonomous underwater vehicle
heat exchanger, was introduced to the oceanographic community by Henry Stommel in a 1989 article in Oceanography, when he proposed a glider concept called
Underwater_glider
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2024
NOAA/AOML. Miami, Florida: Hurricane Research Division – via Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Beven, Jack (October 6, 2024). "Tropical
Hurricane_Milton
Ciencias Naturales de Puerto Madryn (Museum of Natural Sciences and Oceanography), Puerto Madryn, Argentina MHNLR, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
List of giant squid specimens and sightings
List_of_giant_squid_specimens_and_sightings
Domain of organisms
DeLong EF, Karl DM (September 2005). "Genomic perspectives in microbial oceanography". Nature. 437 (7057): 336–42. Bibcode:2005Natur.437..336D. doi:10.1038/nature04157
Archaea
Very large wave created by a large, sudden displacement of material into a body of water
"Impact tsunami–Eltanin". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Ocean Impacts: Mechanisms and Environmental Perturbations. 49 (6): 1073–1079
Megatsunami
Research university in Southampton, England
the city: Avenue Campus housing the School of Humanities, the National Oceanography Centre housing courses in Ocean and Earth Sciences, Southampton General
University_of_Southampton
2003 film by Andrew Stanton
were believable, the animators took a crash course in fish biology and oceanography. Thomas Newman composed the score for the film. First premiering at the
Finding_Nemo
Hierarchical outline list of articles related to the physical sciences
on environmental chemistry, physics, meteorology, computer modeling, oceanography, geology and volcanology, and other disciplines History of biochemistry
Outline_of_physical_science
Informal group of large marine mammals
Amy R. (2003). "Ecology of Whale Falls at the Deep-Sea Floor" (PDF). Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review. 41: 311–354. Smith, Thomas G.;
Whale
1912 maritime disaster
1985–1986). "The Titanic Tale". Oceanus. 4 (28). Woods Hole, MA: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Uchupi, Elazar; Ballard, Robert D.; Lange, William N. (Fall
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
FRONT OCEANOGRAPHY
FRONT OCEANOGRAPHY
Biblical
which is before or in front of a person
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Always in Your Front as a Inward Eyes
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Her Kuniyah was Umm Sulaym; She was a Front-rank Companion and Narrated Ahadith
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Frost
Boy/Male
Tamil
In front
Boy/Male
Hindu
In front
Female
Greek
Short form of Greek Sofronia, FRONA means "self-controlled."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Front-line Army; Name of a Famous King
Female
Norse
Old Norse myth name of a frost giantess, GRID means "peace."
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
First Light Ray Fron Sun
Surname or Lastname
English, German, Danish, and Swedish
English, German, Danish, and Swedish : nickname for someone of an icy and unbending disposition or who had white hair or a white beard, from Old English, Old High German, Old Norse frost ‘frost’, or in the case of the Swedish name from a byname with the same meaning.
Boy/Male
Hindu
In front
Boy/Male
British, English
Frost; Cold
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Cold; Frost; Snow; Mist; Dew
Boy/Male
Indian
In Front of the Eyes
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Snow; Frost; Dew; Golden
Biblical
Baldness, ice, frost
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
An Auspiou Sign Drawn in Front of Hindu Home
Boy/Male
Biblical
Baldness; ice; frost.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pratyakash | பà¯à®°à®¤à¯à®¯à®•à¯à®·Â Â
In front
FRONT OCEANOGRAPHY
FRONT OCEANOGRAPHY
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French
Combination of the De Prefix with Linda
Girl/Female
Hindu
A river
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
One who Protects; Goddess Lakshmi / Durga
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew, Latin
Mother; Form of Madonna; Lady
Girl/Female
Hindu
She who has voice sweeter
Girl/Female
Indian
Golden doll
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English rudde, Old English rud ‘red’, ‘ruddy’.Americanized shortened form of any of various Jewish surnames beginning with Rud-.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Muslim
Profit, Interest
Boy/Male
Tamil
Atultejas | அதà¯à®²à®¤à¯‡à®œà®¸
Immeasurable brightness
FRONT OCEANOGRAPHY
FRONT OCEANOGRAPHY
FRONT OCEANOGRAPHY
FRONT OCEANOGRAPHY
FRONT OCEANOGRAPHY
v. i.
Frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost.
n.
The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front.
v. t.
To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street.
v. t.
To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church.
n.
The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army.
prep.
In front of.
v. t.
To appear before; to meet.
a.
Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.
v. t.
To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.
adv.
In front; face to face.
n.
The beginning.
p. a.
Nipped, withered, or injured, by frost or freezing.
v. t.
To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass.
n.
The organ formed by the combination or union into one body of stem and leaf, and often bearing the fructification; as, the frond of a fern or of a lichen or seaweed; also, the peculiar leaf of a palm tree.
v. t.
To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel.
n.
That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
v. t.
To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.
v. t.
To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.
n.
A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house.