# front (spatial)

the side of a thing that is toward the first direction

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: physical  ·  Arena: front.spatial

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [side](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-side.surface), [direction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-direction.spatial), [first](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-first.order), [toward](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-toward.spatial)

**Through:** the side of a thing is oriented toward the direction that comes first in a sequence and serves as a leading boundary

**Novel properties:**
- leading aspect
- oriented boundary
- primary facing

## 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)*

## Used by
- [face](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-face.body) (L16)

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