frontal vs mantle

mantle vs frontal

frontal and mantle both are nouns.

frontal is an adjective but mantle is not an adjective.

frontal is not a verb while mantle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
frontal	Yes	Yes	No	No
mantle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mantle is a hypernym of frontal; that is, mantle is a word with a broader meaning than frontal:

frontal: a drapery that covers the front of an altar
mantle: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Other hypernyms of frontal include curtain, drape, drapery, pall.

frontal (noun)	mantle (noun)
an adornment worn on the forehead	a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
a drapery that covers the front of an altar	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
the face or front of a building	shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
	(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
	the cloak as a symbol of authority
	the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
	anything that covers

frontal (adjective)	mantle (adjective)
of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
meeting front to front
belonging to the front part
of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone

frontal (verb)	mantle (verb)
	cover like a mantle
	spread over a surface, like a mantle

Difference between frontal and mantle

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