faculty

fac·ul·ty  (fkl-t)

n. pl. fac·ul·ties

1. An inherent power or ability.

2. Any of the powers or capacities possessed by the human mind. See Synonyms at ability.

3. The ability to perform or act.

4.

a. Any of the divisions or comprehensive branches of learning at a college or university: the faculty of law.

b. The teachers and instructors within such a division.

c. A body of teachers.

5. All of the members of a learned profession: the medical faculty.

6. Authorization granted by authority; conferred power.

7. Archaic An occupation; a trade.

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[Middle English faculte, from Old French, from Latin facults, power, ability, from facilis, easy; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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faculty [ˈfæk^əltɪ]

n pl -ties

1. one of the inherent powers of the mind or body, such as reason, memory, sight, or hearing

2. any ability or power, whether acquired or inherent

3. a conferred power or right

4. (Social Science / Education)

a.  a department within a university or college devoted to a particular branch of knowledge

b.  the staff of such a department

c.  Chiefly US and Canadian all the teaching staff at a university, college, school, etc.

5. (Social Science / Education) all members of a learned profession

6. Archaic occupation

[C14 (in the sense: department of learning): from Latin facultās capability; related to Latin facilis easy]

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Faculty members of a particular profession regarded as a body; a group of persons entrusted with the government and tuition in a college or university.

Examples: faculty of advocates, 1711; of physicians and surgeons, 1511.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	faculty - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind mental faculty, module ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" attention - the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention" language, speech - the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" retentiveness, retentivity, retention, memory - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" intellect, reason, understanding - the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" sensory faculty, sentiency, sentience, sense, sensation - the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" volition, will - the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
	2.	faculty - the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" staff body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900" prof, professor - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

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faculty

noun

1. power, ability, capacity, capability, potential the severed head still retains the faculty of feeling and thinking during several seconds

2. ability, power, skill, facility, talent, gift, capacity, bent, capability, readiness, knack, propensity, aptitude, dexterity, cleverness, adroitness, turn A faculty for self-preservation is necessary when you have friends like hers.
ability failing, weakness, inability, shortcoming, weak point, unskilfulness

3. department, school, discipline, profession, branch of learning the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

4. teaching staff, staff, teachers, professors, lecturers (chiefly U.S.) The faculty agreed on a change in the requirements

plural noun

powers, reason, senses, intelligence, wits, capabilities, mental abilities, physical abilities He was drunk and not in control of his faculties.

Translations

faculty [ˈfækəltɪ] N

1. (= power of body, mind) → facultad f
to have or be in possession of all one's faculties → estar en pleno uso de sus facultades

2. (= ability) → aptitud f, facilidad f
to have a faculty for sth/doing sth → tener aptitud or facilidad para algo/hacer algo

3. (Univ) → facultad f (esp US) (Univ) (= teaching staff) → profesorado m (de facultad or universidad)

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faculty [ˈfæk^əlti] n

(= physical or mental ability) → faculté f
critical faculties → sens m critique
the faculty of hearing → la faculté auditive, l'ouïe f

(British) (= group of university departments) → faculté f
medical faculty, faculty of medicine → faculté f de médecine

(British) (= staff of university departments) → corps m enseignant

(US) (= teaching staff of university) → corps m enseignant

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faculty

n

(= power of mind) → Vermögen nt, → Fähigkeit f, → Kraft f; (= ability, aptitude) → Begabung f, → Talent nt; mental faculties → geistige Fähigkeiten pl, → Geisteskräfte pl; faculty of reason → Vernunft f; faculty of hearing/sight → Hör-/Sehvermögen nt; to be in (full) possession of (all) one’s faculties → im Vollbesitz seiner Kräfte sein; to have a faculty for doing something → ein Talent dafür haben, etw zu tun

(Univ) → Fakultät f; the medical faculty, the faculty of medicine → die medizinische Fakultät; the Faculty (= staff) → der Lehrkörper

(Eccl) → Vollmacht f

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faculty [ˈfæk/əltɪ] n → facoltà f inv (Am) (teaching staff) → corpo insegnante

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faculty [ˈfæk/əltɪ] n → facoltà f inv (Am) (teaching staff) → corpo insegnante

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faculty

n faculty [ˈfӕkəlti]

1 a power of the mind the faculty of reason. verstandelike vermoë, geestesvermoë قُدْرَه، قُوَّه способност schopnost evne; anlæg die Gabe διανοητική ικανότητα facultad võime استعداد kyky faculté כּוֹשֶר योग्यता duševna, umna sposobnost képesség kekuatan pikiran hæfileiki, gáfa facoltà 能力 (지적) 재능 sugebėjimas spēja kekuatan fikiran vermogen evne, anlegg zdolność faculdade facultate способность schopnosť sposobnost moć själs-, sinnesförmögenhet ศักยภาพด้านจิตใจ zihinsel yetenek 能力 здатність ذہنی صلاحیت khả năng của trí óc 能力

2 a natural power of the body the faculty of hearing. vermoë مَلَكَه، اسْتِعْداد طَبيعي умение schopnost evne; sans die Fähigkeit φυσική ικανότητα facultad võime حس kyky faculté יְכוֹלֶת क्षमता tjelesna sposobnost képesség kemampuan alami hæfileiki facoltà 機能 (신체의) 기능 sugebėjimas, gamtos dovana spēja kemampuan tubuh vermogen sans, evne dar, zdolność faculdade facultate способность schopnosť zmožnost čulo hörselförmåga ศักยภาพด้านร่างกาย doğal yetenek 官能 здібність, обдарованість جسم کی قدرتی صلاحیت khả năng của thân thể 官能

3 ability or skill She has a faculty for saying the right thing. aanleg, gawe, talent مَقْدِرَه، مَهارَه талант talent evne; sans die Fähigkeit ικανότητα, χάρισμα habilidad oskus توانایی taito talent כּוֹשֶׁר मानसिक या शारीरिक शक्ति nadarenost, sposobnost adottság bakat hæfileiki capacità 才能 뛰어난 재능, 솜씨 mokėjimas, sugebėjimas spēja; prasme bakat talent evne, anlegg, dyktighet umiejętność habilidade/condão abilitate, talent способность talent nadarjenost sposobnost förmåga, fallenhet, talang ความสามารถ; ทักษะ yetenek 本領 здатність; уміння قابلیت یا صلاحیت tài năng 本领

4 (often with capital) a section of a university the Faculty of Arts/Science. fakulteit كُلِّيَّـه факултет fakulta fakultet die Fakultät πανεπιστημιακή σχολή facultad teaduskond دانشکده tiedekunta faculté פָקוּלטָה प्राध्यापक वर्ग odsjek kar, fakultás fakultas (háskóla)deild facoltà 学部 (대학의) 학부 fakultetas fakultāte fakulti faculteit fakultet wydział faculdade facultate факультет fakulta fakulteta fakultet fakultet คณะ fakülte (大學的)系 факультет یونورسٹی کا کوئی شعبہ khoa (của một trường đại học) （大学的）系