What does defect mean?
Definitions for defect
ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt; dɪˈfɛktde·fect
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Princeton's WordNet
defectnoun
an imperfection in a bodily system
"visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
defect, shortcomingnoun
a failing or deficiency
"that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
defect, fault, flawnoun
an imperfection in an object or machine
"a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
blemish, defect, marverb
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
"a facial blemish"
defect, desertverb
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
"If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
GCIDE
Defectverb
to abandon one country or faction, and join another.
Wiktionary
defectnoun
A fault or malfunction.
defectverb
To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty.
Etymology: From defaicte, from defectus, from deficere, from past participle defectus, from de- + facere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DEFECTnoun
Etymology: defectus, Latin.
Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied. Davies.
Had this strange energy been less,
Defect had been as fatal as excess. Richard Blackmore, Creation.Oft ’tis seen
Our mean secures us, and our mere defects
Prove our commodities. William Shakespeare, King Lear.We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love. Richard Hooker.
You praise yourself,
By laying defects of judgment to me. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleop.Trust not yourself; but your defects to know,
Make use of ev’ry friend —— and ev’ry foe. Alexander Pope, Essay.Men, through some defect in the organs, want words, yet fail not to express their universal ideas by signs. John Locke.
To Defectverb
To be deficient; to fall short of; to fail. Obsolete.
Etymology: from the noun.
Some lost themselves in attempts above humanity, yet the enquiries of most defected by the way, and tired within the sober circumference of knowledge. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
ChatGPT
defect
A defect is a type of flaw, imperfection, or shortcoming in something which may affect its function, value, or appearance. It could be a result of faulty design, production, or operation and is generally considered undesirable. Defects often need to be fixed or corrected to ensure optimal standards of quality and safety.
Webster Dictionary
Defectnoun
want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity
Defectnoun
failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment
Defectverb
to fail; to become deficient
Defectverb
to injure; to damage
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Defect
de-fekt′, n. a deficiency: a want: imperfection: blemish: fault.—n. Defectibil′ity.—adj. Defect′ible, liable to imperfection: deficient.—ns. Defec′tion, a failure, a falling away from duty: revolt; Defec′tionist.—adj. Defec′tive, having defect: wanting in some necessary quality: imperfect: faulty: insufficient.—adv. Defect′ively.—n. Defect′iveness.—The defects of one's qualities, virtues carried to excess, the faults apt to accompany or flow from good qualities. [L. deficĕre, defectum, to fail—de, down, and facĕre, to do.]
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'defect' in Nouns Frequency: #2272
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of defect in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of defect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of defect in a Sentence
Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in the judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.
But as the number of incidents build, you'll find someone who will entertain a class action [lawsuit] dealing with a product defect.
It is my opinion that he was suffering from a severe mental disease or defect that caused him not to know his conduct was wrong.
GM knew this defect caused this death yet, instead of telling the truth, watched silently as Candice was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
. . . I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.
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- خللArabic
- дезертирам, повреда, недостатъкBulgarian
- defecteCatalan, Valencian
- závada, poruchaCzech
- überlaufen, Fehler, DefektGerman
- αποσκιρτώ, αυτομολώ, ελάττωμαGreek
- defecto, desertar, falla, tacha, pasarseSpanish
- نقصPersian
- loikata, vikaFinnish
- passer à, déserter, défautFrench
- cronScottish Gaelic
- פגם, ערקHebrew
- արատArmenian
- membelot, cacatIndonesian
- defezionare, difettoItalian
- 欠点, 欠陥Japanese
- dēscīscōLatin
- overlopenDutch
- feilNorwegian
- wadaPolish
- desertar, trair, defeitoPortuguese
- изменять, недостаток, дефект, дезертироватьRussian
- пребјећи, prebjeći, nedostatak, недостатакSerbo-Croatian
- defektSwedish
- లోపంTelugu
- บกพร่องThai
- khiếm khuyếtVietnamese
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