different between facultative vs provisional

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fæ.k?l.t?.t?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fæ.k?l?te?.t?v/

Adjective

facultative (comparative more facultative, superlative most facultative)

1. Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.
2. Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.

   Synonym: optional

   Antonym: obligatory
3. That grants permission or power to do something.
4. (biology) Able to perform a particular life function, or to live generally, in more than one way.

   Antonym: obligate
5. (geometry, of a point) At which a given function is positive.

Derived terms

• facultatively

Translations

References

• Free Medical Dictionary
• Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

• active fault

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.kyl.ta.tiv/

Adjective

facultative

1. feminine singular of facultatif

English

Etymology

From Middle French provisionnal (compare French provisionnel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???v???n?l/

Adjective

provisional (not comparable)

1. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

Synonyms

• provisionary

Derived terms

• nonprovisional
• provisionality
• provisionally
• provisionalness

Translations

Noun

provisional (plural provisionals)

1. (philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.

   Synonym: provisory

2. (dentistry) An interim denture.
   • 2015, Stuart J. Froum, Dental Implant Complications (page 518)

     If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From provisió +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /p?o.vi.zi.o?nal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /p?u.bi.zi.u?nal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

provisional (masculine and feminine plural provisionals)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisori

Derived terms

• provisionalitat
• provisionalment

Further reading

• “provisional” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From provisión +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?obisjo?nal/, [p?o.??i.sjo?nal]

Adjective

provisional (plural provisionales)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisorio

2. makeshift

Derived terms

• provisionalidad
• provisionalmente

Further reading

• “provisional” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.