English-Thai Dictionary
facultative
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FACULTATIVE
Fac "ul *ta *tive, a. [L. facultas, -atis, faculty: cf. F. facultatif, G. fakultativ. ]
1. Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty, or authority, privilege, license, or the like hence, optional; as, facultative enactments, or those which convey a faculty, or permission; the facultative referendum of Switzerland is one that is optional with the people and is necessary only when demanded by petition; facultative studies; -- opposed to obligatory and compulsory, and sometimes used with to.
2. Of such a character as to admit of existing under various forms or conditions, or of happening or not happening, or the like; specif. : (Biol.)
Defn: Having the power to live under different conditions; as, a facultative parasite, a plant which is normally saprophytic, but which may exist wholly or in part as a parasite; -- opposed to obligate.
3. (Physiol.) Pertaining to a faculty or faculties.
In short, there is no facultative plurality in the mind; it is a single organ of true judgment for all purposes, cognitive or practical. J. Martineau.
New American Oxford Dictionary
facultative
fac ul ta tive |ˈfakəlˌtātiv ˈfækəlteɪdɪv | ▶adjective occurring optionally in response to circumstances rather than by nature: prison-style, facultative homosexuality. • Biology capable of but not restricted to a particular function or mode of life: a facultative parasite. Often contrasted with obligate. DERIVATIVES fac ul ta tive ly adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French facultatif, -ive, from faculté (see faculty ).
Oxford Dictionary
facultative
facultative |ˈfak (ə )lˌtətɪv | ▶adjective occurring optionally in response to circumstances rather than by nature. • Biology capable of but not restricted to a particular function or mode of life: a facultative parasite. Often contrasted with obligate. DERIVATIVES facultatively adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French facultatif, -ive, from faculté (see faculty ).
French Dictionary
facultativement
facultativement adv. adverbe D ’une manière facultative. SYNONYME obligatoirement .
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