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Meaning of "facultative" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FACULTATIVE

facultative  [ˈfækəltətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FACULTATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Facultative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FACULTATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Facultative

Facultative means "optional" or "discretionary", used mainly in biology in phrases such as: ▪ Facultative anaerobe, an organism that can use oxygen but also has anaerobic methods of energy production. It can survive in either environment ▪ Facultative biped, an animal that is capable of walking or running on two legs as well as walking or running on four limbs or more, as appropriate ▪ Facultative carnivore, a carnivore that does not depend solely on animal flesh for food but also can subsist on non-animal food. Compare this with the term omnivore ▪ Facultative heterochromatin, tightly packed but non-repetitive DNA in the form of Heterochromatin, but which can lose its condensed structure and become transcriptionally active ▪ Facultative lagoon, a type of stabilization pond used in biological treatment of industrial and domestic wastewater ▪ Facultative parasite, a parasite that can complete its life cycle without depending on a host ▪ Facultative photoperiodic plant, a plant that will eventually flower regardless of night length but is more likely to flower under appropriate light conditions.

Definition of facultative in the English dictionary

The first definition of facultative in the dictionary is empowering but not compelling the doing of an act. Other definition of facultative is that may or may not occur. Facultative is also denoting a form of reinsurance in which the reinsurer has no obligation to accept a particular risk nor the insurer to reinsure, terms and conditions being negotiated for each reinsurance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FACULTATIVE


argumentative
ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv
augmentative
ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv
auscultative
ɔːˈskʌltətɪv
authoritative
ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv
commutative
kəˈmjuːtətɪv
consultative
kənˈsʌltətɪv
exploitative
ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv
fermentative
fəˈmentətɪv
interpretative
ɪnˈtɜːprɪtətɪv
meditative
ˈmɛdɪtətɪv
preventative
prɪˈvɛntətɪv
putative
ˈpjuːtətɪv
qualitative
ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv
quantitative
ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv
rehabilitative
ˌriːhəˈbɪlɪtətɪv
representative
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv
resultative
rɪˈzʌltətɪv
rotative
ˈrəʊtətɪv
tentative
ˈtɛntətɪv
vegetative
ˈvɛdʒɪtətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FACULTATIVE

factualist
factualistic
factuality
factually
factualness
factum
facture
facula
faculae
facular
facultatively
faculties
faculty
faculty advisor
Faculty board
Faculty board meeting
faculty lounge
Faculty meeting
Faculty of Advocates
facundity

WORDS THAT END LIKE FACULTATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
cumulative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
negative
operative
relative

Synonyms and antonyms of facultative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «facultative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FACULTATIVE

Find out the translation of facultative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of facultative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «facultative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

facultativa
570 millions of speakers

English

facultative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऐच्छिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اختيارية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

факультативный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

facultativos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঐচ্ছিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

facultatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fakultatif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fakultative
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

通性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

통성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fakultatif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngẩu nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருப்பத்துக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राध्यापक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ihtiyari
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

facoltativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fakultatywny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

факультативний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

facultativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προαιρετικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fakultatief
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fakultativt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fakultativ
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of facultative

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FACULTATIVE»

The term «facultative» is regularly used and occupies the 55.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of facultative
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FACULTATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «facultative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «facultative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about facultative

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FACULTATIVE»

Discover the use of facultative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to facultative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reinsurance fundamentals: treaty and facultative
Writing for those familiar with insurance concepts, he offers an in-depth examination of how the reinsurance industry works, explains fundamental ideas, presents practical illustrations of when and how reinsurance arrangements should be ...
Ross Phifer, 1996
2
Soviet Civil Law
Deviations from this provision are possible only if the law or the contract defines an obligation with a multiple object as alternative or facultative. An alternative obligation has several objects, but performance is effected with respect to only one, ...
Olimpiad Solomonovič Ioffe, 1988
3
Reinsurance: Principles and State of the Art - A Guidebook ...
(1) Facultative-obligatory reinsurance Open covers In facultative-obligatory reinsurance (also known as open cover), the direct insurer is free to choose within the terms of the treaty which risks from a portfolio he wishes to cede. He can do this ...
Andreas Schwepcke, Dieter Arndt, Swiss Re Germany AG, 2004
4
Encyclopedia of Entomology
However, facultative predators have some advantages for use in biological control, so management programs must minimize their risks and maximize their benefits. Facultative predators have two main advantages for their use in biological ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
5
Waste Stabilisation Ponds
Secondary facultative ponds can be designed following the same surface loading rates described in Chapter 2. The resulting detention time will be now smaller, owing to the previous removal of the BOD in the anaerobic pond. Forthe design ...
Marcos von Sperling, 2007
6
Principles of Medical Physiology
Facultative water reabsorption The remaining 15% of the water may or may not be reabsorbed depending on the body water balance. It is called facultative reabsorption (optional). The facultative reabsorption occurs from the collecting tubule ...
Sabyasachi Sircar, 2008
7
Primary Care Optometry
Absolute versus Facultative Hyperopia Absolute hyperopia is that hyperopia that cannot be compensated for by accommodation. For example, if a person has 3.00 D of hyperopia and 1.00 D of accommodation, the 2.00 D of hyperopia that ...
Theodore Grosvenor, Theodore P. Grosvenor, 2007
8
Environmental Engineering Dictionary
Facultative aerobe: An organism that although fundamentally an aerobe can grow in the presence of free oxygen (cf. obligate aerobe) (EPA-74/06). Facultative anaerobe: (1) An organism that although fundamentally an aerobe can grow in the ...
C. C. Lee, 2005
9
Title Insurance: A Comprehensive Overview
ALTA Tertiary Facultative Reinsurance Agreement (Type O (6/17/06). This reinsurance agreement contains three levels of liability: primary, secondary, and tertiary. It is designed for execution by a Ceder that issued the title insurance policy.
James L. Gosdin, 2007
10
Pond Treatment Technology
Facultative ponds receive either raw wastewater (after screening and grit removal ), when they are termed 'primary' facultative ponds, or the effluent from anaerobic ponds, when they are termed 'secondary' facultative ponds. Except at small ...
Andy Shilton, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FACULTATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term facultative is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Lloyd's Syndicate 2010
Syndicate 2010 writes a specialist portfolio of non-marine reinsurance, direct and facultative property insurance and aviation reinsurance. «Business Wire, Jul 15»
2
W. R. Berkley Corp Lowered to "Neutral" at Bank of America (WRB)
... net risk through reinsurance on either a portfolio basis, through treaty reinsurance, or on an individual basis, through facultative reinsurance. «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
3
Analyst Rating Update on W.R. Berkley Corporation
Reinsurance, on both a facultative and treaty basis and participating in business written through Lloyds of London. International business ... «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»
4
Zacks Lowers Everest Re Group to Hold (RE)
The Company offers treaty and facultative reinsurance and admitted and non-admitted insurance. The Company's products include the range of ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
5
Research and Markets: Governance, Risk and Compliance - The …
However, non-admitted treaty and facultative reinsurers are permitted in Fiji. - The life and general insurance businesses in Fiji are regulated by ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
6
Reinsurance Market in Greece, Key Trends and Forecast to 2018
The Greek reinsurance segment is dominated by treaty reinsurance, which accounted for 81.3% of written premium in 2013, with facultative ... «CSO Australia, Jul 15»
7
Company Update: Aon plc (NYSE:AON) – China monsoon losses …
In addition, this segment offers reinsurance brokerage services for treaty and facultative reinsurance, as well as specialty lines, such as ... «Jutia Group, Jul 15»
8
Arch Capital Group Downgraded to "Sell" at Goldman Sachs (ACGL)
... Arch Reinsurance Ltd. (Arch Re Bermuda), Arch Reinsurance Company (Arch Re U.S.), including treaty and property facultative reinsurance ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
9
Marsh & McLennan to bring P&I units under one roof
... business development assistance, investment and risk management capabilities, in addition to facultative and treaty reinsurance broking. «Lloyd's List, Jul 15»
10
Zacks Downgrades Everest Re Group to Hold (RE)
The Company offers treaty and facultative reinsurance and admitted and non-admitted insurance. The Company's products include the range of property and ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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