facultative

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfæ.kəl.tə.tɪv/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfæ.kəlˌteɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

facultative (comparative more facultative, superlative most facultative)

Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty
Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective
That grants permission or power to do something
(biology) Able to perform a particular life function, or to live generally, in more than one way
(geometry, of a point) At which a given function is positive.

Antonyms

Derived terms

facultatively

Translations

of or relating to faculty

Finnish: kyvykkyys- (fi), kyky- (fi)
German: fähig (de)

Turkish: kabiliyetli (tr), yetenekli (tr)

not obligate; optional

Armenian: կամընտրական (hy) (kaməntrakan)
Belarusian: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: факултативен (bg) (fakultativen), незадължителен (bg) (nezadǎlžitelen)
Dutch: facultatief (nl)
Finnish: valinnainen (fi), vapaaehtoinen (fi)
French: facultatif (fr)

German: fakultativ (de), optional (de)
Indonesian: fakultatif (id)
Portuguese: facultativo
Spanish: facultativo
Turkish: ihtiyarî (tr), istemli (tr), seçmeli (tr)

granting permission

Finnish: salliva (fi), myöntävä (fi)
German: freigestellt (de)

Turkish: isteğe bağlı, istemli (tr)

able to grow in or outside of a host

Finnish: fakultatiivinen

References

Free Medical Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

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French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.kyl.ta.tiv/

Adjective

facultative

feminine singular of facultatif

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