Faculty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

the body of teachers and administrators at a school

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈækəlti/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈakəlti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈakəlti/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈækəlti/.

Examples

the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

module staff mental faculty

Parts of Speech

noun	one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
noun	the body of teachers and administrators at a school “the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university”

Word Forms

staff

verb

serve on the staff of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fakultät

eine der inhärenten kognitiven oder Wahrnehmungskräfte des Geistes

🇫🇷French

faculté

l'un des pouvoirs cognitifs ou perceptuels inhérents à l'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

facultad

Uno de los poderes cognitivos o perceptivos inherentes a la mente.

🇮🇹Italian

facoltà

uno dei poteri cognitivi o percettivi intrinseci della mente

🇳🇱Dutch

faculteit

een van de inherente cognitieve of perceptuele krachten van de geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

faculdade

um dos poderes cognitivos ou perceptivos inerentes da mente

🇷🇺Russian

факультет

одна из врожденных когнитивных или перцептивных способностей ума

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संकाय

मन की अंतर्निहित संज्ञानात्मक या अवधारणात्मक शक्तियों में से एक

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুষদ

মনের অন্তর্নিহিত জ্ঞানীয় বা অনুধাবন ক্ষমতাগুলির মধ্যে একটি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆசிரியர்

மனதின் உள்ளார்ந்த அறிவாற்றல் அல்லது புலனுணர்வு சக்திகளில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

అధ్యాపకులు

మనస్సు యొక్క స్వాభావిక జ్ఞాన లేదా గ్రహణ శక్తులలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

विद्याशाखा

मनाच्या अंतर्भूत संज्ञानात्मक किंवा ज्ञानेंद्रियांपैकी एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેકલ્ટી

મનની સહજ જ્ઞાનાત્મક અથવા જ્ઞાનાત્મક શક્તિઓમાંની એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧ್ಯಾಪಕರು

ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಅಂತರ್ಗತ ಅರಿವಿನ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಯ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫാക്കൽറ്റി

മനസ്സിൻ്റെ അന്തർലീനമായ വൈജ്ഞാനിക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗ്രഹണ ശക്തികളിൽ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੈਕਲਟੀ

ਮਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੰਦਰੂਨੀ ਬੋਧਾਤਮਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਭਵੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

فیکلٹی

دماغ کی موروثی علمی یا ادراک کی طاقتوں میں سے ایک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

学院

心灵固有的认知或感知能力之一

🇯🇵Japanese

学部

心の固有の認知力または知覚力の 1 つ

🇰🇷Korean

학부

마음의 고유한 인지 또는 지각 능력 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoa

một trong những năng lực nhận thức hoặc nhận thức vốn có của tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

คณะ

หนึ่งในพลังความรู้ความเข้าใจหรือการรับรู้โดยธรรมชาติของจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

fakultas

salah satu kekuatan kognitif atau persepsi yang melekat pada pikiran

🇲🇾Malay

fakulti

salah satu kuasa kognitif atau persepsi minda yang wujud

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كلية

إحدى القوى المعرفية أو الإدراكية المتأصلة في العقل

🇮🇷Persian

هیئت علمی

یکی از قوای ذاتی شناختی یا ادراکی ذهن

🇹🇷Turkish

fakülte

zihnin doğasında var olan bilişsel veya algısal güçlerden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

סגל

אחד הכוחות הקוגניטיביים או התפיסתיים המובנים של הנפש

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