front · spatial
Ask Prometheusthe side of a thing that is toward the first direction
Front (noun) means: the side of a thing that is toward the first direction. It emerges from side, direction, first, toward: the side of a thing is oriented toward the direction that comes first in a sequence and serves as a leading boundary. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 15, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The bow of the RMS Titanic faced forward as it sailed toward New York on its maiden voyage in 1912. engineering
- In human anatomy, the anterior surface of the heart faces forward when the body is in standard anatomical position. biology
- During the Battle of Stalingrad, the Soviet 62nd Army held the front line against German advances in urban combat. institutions
Emergence
through: the side of a thing is oriented toward the direction that comes first in a sequence and serves as a leading boundary
- leading aspect
- oriented boundary
- primary facing
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (108 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
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Relations
| is-a | side.surface | is-a side.surface |
| contrasts-with | back.spatial | contrasts-with back.spatial |