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DefectDefect De*fect", n. [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to
desert, fail, be wanting; de- + facere to make, do. See
Fact, Feat, and cf. Deficit.]
1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or
perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied.
--Davies.
2. 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.
Trust not yourself; but, your defects to know, Make
use of every friend -- and every foe. --Pope.
Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal
defects. --Macaulay.
Syn: Deficiency; imperfection; blemish. See Fault. Defect
Defect De*fect", v. i.
To fail; to become deficient. [Obs.] ``Defected honor.'
--Warner.
Defect
Defect De*fect", v. t.
To injure; to damage. ``None can my life defect.' [R.]
--Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639).
Meaning of Defect from wikipedia
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Defect or
defects may
refer to:
Angular defect, in
geometry Birth defect, an
abnormal condition present...
- A
birth defect is an
abnormal condition that is
present at birth,
regardless of its cause.
Birth defects may
result in
disabilities that may be physical...
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usually imperfect.
Several types of
defects are
often characterized:
point defects, line
defects,
planar defects, bulk
defects.
Topological homotopy establishes...
- In engineering,
defect tracking is the
process of
tracking the
logged defects in a
product from
beginning to
closure (by inspection, testing, or recording...
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Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a
congenital heart defect in
which blood flows between the
atria (upper chambers) of the heart. Some flow is a
normal condition...
- A
ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a
defect in the
ventricular septum, the wall
dividing the left and
right ventricles of the heart. The
extent of the...
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mathematics and physics, solitons,
topological solitons and
topological defects are
three closely related ideas, all of
which signify structures in a physical...
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notion is the excess.
classically the
defect arises in two ways: the
defect of a
vertex of a polyhedron; the
defect of a
hyperbolic triangle; and the excess...
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heart defect (CHD), also
known as a
congenital heart anomaly,
congenital cardiovascular malformation, and
congenital heart disease, is a
defect in the...
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property (both real
estate and
personal property or chattels) a
latent defect is a
fault in the
property that
could not have been
discovered by a reasonably...
