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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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.
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