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defect
[ noun dee-fekt, dih-fekt; verb dih-fekt ]
noun
- a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in a machine.
a defect in an argument;
a defect in a machine.
- lack or want, especially of something essential to perfection or completeness; deficiency: a defect of action.
a defect of common sense
a defect of action.
- Also called crystal defect, Crystallography. a discontinuity in the lattice of a crystal caused by missing or extra atoms or ions, or by dislocations.
verb (used without object)
- to desert a cause, country, etc., especially in order to adopt another (often followed by from or to ):
He defected from the U.S.S.R. to the West.
defect
noun
- a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency
- an imperfection, failing, or blemish
- crystallog a local deviation from regularity in the crystal lattice of a solid See also point defect dislocation
verb
- intr to desert one's country, cause, allegiance, etc, esp in order to join the opposing forces
Derived Forms
- ˈڱٴǰ, noun
Other yvlogs From
- ·ڱ·· adjective
- ·ڱ····ٲ [dih-fek-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ·ڱ· adjective
- ԴDz··ڱ·Բ adjective
- ··ڱ noun
- ··ڱ verb (used without object)
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of defect1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Small puma populations have been isolated by the freeway, and their offspring were showing signs of birth defects.
As a little girl, she suffered from a heart defect and underwent surgery.
The party is still neck-and-neck with Labour in the polls, and on Monday, it showed off 29 councillors who had recently defected to Reform UK.
A report shared by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the automaker became aware of the problem in January and has no knowledge of any accidents related to the defect.
During his time at the factory, Mr Barnett raised a number of concerns with management about violations of safety procedures, as well as about defects in aircraft on the production line.
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