defect
21defect — ▪ I. defect de‧fect 1 [dɪˈfekt,ˈdiːfekt] noun [countable] MANUFACTURING a fault in something that means it is not perfect: • They recalled the vehicles because of brake defects. • an effort to improve customer satisfaction and reduce product… …
22defect. — de|fect «noun. DEE fehkt; verb. dih FEHKT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a fault; blemish; imperfection: »The hole was a defect in the material. A bad temper was the defect in his nature. 2. lack of something needed for completeness; a falling short: »A… …
23defect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fundamental, major, obvious, serious, severe ▪ a fundamental defect in the product ▪ mild, minor …
24defect — de•fect n. [[t]ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt[/t]] v. [[t]dɪˈfɛkt[/t]] n. 1) a fault or shortcoming; imperfection 2) lack of something essential: a defect in hearing[/ex] 3) to desert a cause, country, etc.: to defect to the West[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425;… …
25defect — 01. Thousands of cars are being recalled due to a [defect] in the steering system. 02. The accident was caused by a [defect] in the landing gear of the airplane. 03. My brother had a slight hearing [defect] which was corrected with a hearing aid …
26defect — defects, defecting, defected (The noun is pronounced [[t]di͟ːfekt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]dɪfe̱kt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing. He was born with a hearing defect. ...a defect… …
27defect — I UK [ˈdiːfekt] / US [ˈdɪˌfekt] noun [countable] Word forms defect : singular defect plural defects ** a fault in someone or something There are a few minor design defects. genetic defects II UK [dɪˈfekt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms… …
28defect — de|fect1 [dıˈfekt, ˈdi:fekt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin defectus lack , from defectus, past participle of deficere to go away from, fail, lack ] a fault or a lack of something that means that something or someone is not… …
29defect — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abnormality, acute disease, affection, affliction, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, apostacize, apostatize, arrearage, atrophy, back out, bacterial disease, betray, birth defect, birthmark, blackhead, bleb …
30defect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. blemish, fault, flaw, imperfection; deficiency, lack, incompleteness. v. i. desert, flee, abandon. See relinquishment, escape. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A lack of something needed] Syn. deficiency,… …
