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Meanings of defect in English

Portuguese
defeito
Catalan
defecte
Spanish
tara

A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

        defeito
        Portuguese
        falha
        Catalan
        defecte
        Spanish
        falta

        An imperfection in a device or machine.

              falha
              Russian
              дефект
              Spanish
              deficiencia angular

              Failure of some angles to add up to the expected amount of 360° or 180°, when such angles in the plane would.

                  Related terms
                  дефект
                  Portuguese
                  arak
                  Catalan
                  deixar
                  Spanish
                  dejar

                  Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.

                        arak
                        Usage of defect in English
                        1
                        Tests this week confirmed Cassano had a heart defect that needed treatment.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        That is the defect in the Yankee women; they have no character.
                        Cæsar or Nothing
                        3
                        The law is aimed at helping regulators spot safety defect trends earlier.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        It may be a defect in my character; but so it is.
                        Finger Posts on the Way of Life
                        5
                        Of course, you know that if you defect, there's no going back.
                        Beautiful assassin
                        6
                        She shrank in such simple pain from the fact of her defect.
                        Twilight in Italy
                        7
                        The program has so far identified 19 deaths linked to the defect.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        This radical defect was felt in all the operations of the army.
                        The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 / Commander in Chief of th...
                        9
                        The radical defect of the whole scheme lies in its Psychological basis.
                        Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics
                        10
                        GM has so far acknowledged 13 fatalities in connection with the defect.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        This mutation causes both the protein trafficking defect and an early degradation.
                        Pubmed
                        12
                        However, the influence of defect size on late morbidity is still controversial.
                        Pubmed
                        13
                        Reconstruction of the defect is a challenge due to the large defect.
                        Pubmed
                        14
                        No accidents have been reported from the defect, a Honda spokeswoman said.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        No accident was reported from the defect, Nissan spokesman Toshitake Inoshita said.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        June 28: First baby with Zika-related birth defect microcephaly born in Florida.
                        Reuters
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                        Translations for defect
                        Defect through the time
                        Defect across language varieties
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Less common