defect
n. imperfection; deficiency v. desert, abandon, change sides | ||||
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Defect Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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| Integrated Circuit Terminology |
Defect
an imperfection in a film or pattern. Defect Density - the number of killer defects per unit area on a wafer.
an imperfection in a film or pattern. Defect Density - the number of killer defects per unit area on a wafer.
Defect Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Defect
(v. t.)
To injure; to damage.
(v. i.)
To fail; to become deficient.
(n.)
Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
(n.)
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.
(v. t.)
To injure; to damage.
(v. i.)
To fail; to become deficient.
(n.)
Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
(n.)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
defect
Noun
1. an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
(hypernym) imperfection, imperfectness
(hyponym) myelatelia
2. a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
(synonym) shortcoming
(hypernym) disadvantage
3. an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
(synonym) fault, flaw
(hypernym) imperfection, imperfectness
(hyponym) bug, glitch
4. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
(synonym) blemish, mar
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
(hyponym) birthmark, nevus
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) desert
(hypernym) flee, fly, take flight
(hyponym) rat
(entail) protest, resist, dissent
(derivation) apostasy, renunciation, defection
Noun
1. an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
(hypernym) imperfection, imperfectness
(hyponym) myelatelia
2. a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
(synonym) shortcoming
(hypernym) disadvantage
3. an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
(synonym) fault, flaw
(hypernym) imperfection, imperfectness
(hyponym) bug, glitch
4. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
(synonym) blemish, mar
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
(hyponym) birthmark, nevus
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) desert
(hypernym) flee, fly, take flight
(hyponym) rat
(entail) protest, resist, dissent
(derivation) apostasy, renunciation, defection
| hEnglish - advanced version |
defect
defect
\de*fect"\, v. i. to fail; to become deficient. [obs.] "defected honor."
defect
\de*fect"\, v. t. to injure; to damage. "none can my life defect." [r.] elizabeth (1639).
defect
\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.
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. among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects.
similar words(4)
genetic defect
visual defect
vision defect
ventricular septal defect
defect
\de*fect"\, v. i. to fail; to become deficient. [obs.] "defected honor."
defect
\de*fect"\, v. t. to injure; to damage. "none can my life defect." [r.] elizabeth (1639).
defect
\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.
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. among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects.
similar words(4)
genetic defect
visual defect
vision defect
ventricular septal defect
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Attaliaeth
Attaliaeth = n. aposiopesis; defect of speech
Attaliaeth = n. aposiopesis; defect of speech
Dianaf
Dianaf = a. without defect
Gwall
Gwall = n. defect, neglect
Gwallbwyll
Gwallbwyll = n. irrationality, defect of reason
Meflfethiant
Meflfethiant = n. a disgraceful defect
Defect Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Defect
The want of something required by law.
It is a general rule that pleadings shall have these two requisites; 1. A matter sufficient in law. 2. That it be deduced and expressed according to the forms of law. The want of either of these is a defect.
Defects in matters of substance cannot be cured, because it does not appear that the plaintiff is entitled to recover; but when the defects are in matter of form, they are cured by a verdict in favor of the party who committed them.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
The want of something required by law.
It is a general rule that pleadings shall have these two requisites; 1. A matter sufficient in law. 2. That it be deduced and expressed according to the forms of law. The want of either of these is a defect.
Defects in matters of substance cannot be cured, because it does not appear that the plaintiff is entitled to recover; but when the defects are in matter of form, they are cured by a verdict in favor of the party who committed them.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Defect Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Oil and Gas Field Glossary |
Defect
An imperfection whose size, shape, orientation, location or other properties make it detrimental to the useful service of the tube or exceed the accept/reject level of the applicable specification.
An imperfection whose size, shape, orientation, location or other properties make it detrimental to the useful service of the tube or exceed the accept/reject level of the applicable specification.
| Electronics Terminology |
Defect
Any nonconformance to specified requirements by a unit or product.
Any nonconformance to specified requirements by a unit or product.
Defect Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Defect (n.)
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lafot (anc.)
| English - Klingon |
defect
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Defect Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Defect
A product's or service's nonfulfillment of an intended requirement or reasonable expectation for use, including safety considerations. There are four classes of defects: class 1, very serious, leads directly to severe injury or catastrophic economic loss; class 2, serious, leads directly to significant injury or significant economic loss; class 3, major, is related to major problems with respect to intended normal or reasonably foreseeable use; and class 4, minor, is related to minor problems with respect to intended normal or reasonably foreseeable use (see also "blemish," "imperfection" and "nonconformity").
A product's or service's nonfulfillment of an intended requirement or reasonable expectation for use, including safety considerations. There are four classes of defects: class 1, very serious, leads directly to severe injury or catastrophic economic loss; class 2, serious, leads directly to significant injury or significant economic loss; class 3, major, is related to major problems with respect to intended normal or reasonably foreseeable use; and class 4, minor, is related to minor problems with respect to intended normal or reasonably foreseeable use (see also "blemish," "imperfection" and "nonconformity").
Defect Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Defect
Defect can refer to:
- in biology, the failure of an organism to develop properly (see congenital disorder).
- in manufacturing, the failure of a product to conform to specification.
- in materials science, a crystallographic defect is a structural imperfection in a crystal.
- in software engineering, the non-conformance of software to its requirements is commonly called a bug. A closely related concept is error.
- to abandon allegiance to one's country and go to another - see defection.
- in geometry, the amount by which the sum of the angles at a vertex of a polyhedron falls short of a complete circle. If the sum of the angles exceeds a full circle, then the defect is negative. See defect (geometry).
- a crystallographic defect is a site where a crystal lattice is imperfectly formed.
- in politics and/or a military context, the verb to defect refers to switching sides (see defection).
- in psychology, the perception of self as having shortcomings, especially after social comparison.
- in real estate a condition that would have a significant adverse effect on the value of the property; that would significantly impair the health or safety of future occupants of the property; or that if not repaired, removed or replaced would significantly shorten or adversely affect the expected normal life of the premises
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