FACULTATIVE


Meaning of FACULTATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfa-kəl-ˌtā-tiv, Brit ]

-tə-tiv adjective

Date: 1820

1.

a. : of or relating to the grant of permission, authority, or privilege

facultative legislation

b. : optional

2. : of or relating to a mental faculty

3.

a. : taking place under some conditions but not under others

facultative diapause

b. : exhibiting an indicated lifestyle under some environmental conditions but not under others

facultative anaerobes

• fac·ul·ta·tive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.