defect
A fault or malfunctionA fault or malfunction.
» They checked the machine for defects.
Sie überprüften die Maschine auf Mängel. — tatomeimei
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3 sensesA fault or malfunction.
a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment
Fehler, Defekt
недоста́токnedostátok, дефе́ктdefékt, изъя́нizʺján
ґанджgandž, ва́даváda, дефе́ктdefékt
The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.
A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient.
- a failing or deficiency
- an imperfection in a bodily system
- an imperfection in an object or machine
- a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
Examples
71 sentencesThey checked the machine for defects.
deSie überprüften die Maschine auf Mängel. — tatomeimei
Why have you not inquired about the cause of the defect?
deWarum hast du nicht nach der Ursache des Defekts gefragt? — al_ex_an_der
Tom has a heart defect.
Tom has defected.
Manufacturers are liable for defects in their products.
Виробники є відповідальними за дефекти в їхніх виробах. — ChickenKiev
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin defectus (“a failure, lack”), from deficere (“to fail, lack, literallyBorrowed from Latin defectus (“a failure, lack”), from deficere (“to fail, lack, literally 'undo'”), from past participle defectus, from de- (“of, from”) + facere (“to do”).
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Forms
plural: defectsSynonyms
13 synonyms- a failing or deficiency:shortcoming
- an imperfection in an object or machine:faultflaw
- a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body):blemishmar