Definitions for defect
ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt; dɪˈfɛktde·fect

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. defectnoun

   an imperfection in a bodily system

   "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"

2. defect, shortcomingnoun

   a failing or deficiency

   "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"

3. defect, fault, flawnoun

   an imperfection in an object or machine

   "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

4. blemish, defect, marverb

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

   "a facial blemish"

5. defect, desertverb

   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"

GCIDERate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Defectverb

   to abandon one country or faction, and join another.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. defectnoun

   A fault or malfunction.

2. defectverb

   To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty.

3. Etymology: From defaicte, from defectus, from deficere, from past participle defectus, from de- + facere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEFECTnoun

   Etymology: defectus, Latin.

   1. Want; absence of something necessary; insufficiency; the fault opposed to superfluity.

   Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied. Davies.

   Had this strange energy been less,
   Defect had been as fatal as excess. Richard Blackmore, Creation.

   2. Failing; want.

   Oft ’tis seen
   Our mean secures us, and our mere defects
   Prove our commodities. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   3. A fault; mistake; error.

   We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love. Richard Hooker.

   You praise yourself,
   By laying defects of judgment to me. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleop.

   Trust not yourself; but your defects to know,
   Make use of ev’ry friend —— and ev’ry foe. Alexander Pope, Essay.

   4. Any natural imperfection; a blemish; a failure.

   Men, through some defect in the organs, want words, yet fail not to express their universal ideas by signs. John Locke.

2. To Defectverb

   To be deficient; to fall short of; to fail. Obsolete.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Some lost themselves in attempts above humanity, yet the enquiries of most defected by the way, and tired within the sober circumference of knowledge. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defect

   A defect is a type of flaw, imperfection, or shortcoming in something which may affect its function, value, or appearance. It could be a result of faulty design, production, or operation and is generally considered undesirable. Defects often need to be fixed or corrected to ensure optimal standards of quality and safety.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Defectnoun

   want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity

2. Defectnoun

   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

3. Defectverb

   to fail; to become deficient

4. Defectverb

   to injure; to damage

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Defect

   de-fekt′, n. a deficiency: a want: imperfection: blemish: fault.—n. Defectibil′ity.—adj. Defect′ible, liable to imperfection: deficient.—ns. Defec′tion, a failure, a falling away from duty: revolt; Defec′tionist.—adj. Defec′tive, having defect: wanting in some necessary quality: imperfect: faulty: insufficient.—adv. Defect′ively.—n. Defect′iveness.—The defects of one's qualities, virtues carried to excess, the faults apt to accompany or flow from good qualities. [L. deficĕre, defectum, to fail—de, down, and facĕre, to do.]

Matched Categories

1. • Disadvantage
   • Flee
   • Imperfection

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'defect' in Nouns Frequency: #2272

How to pronounce defect?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of defect in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of defect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of defect in a Sentence

1. Mark Rosekind:

   I got a couple years, max, the defect recall system - we just got to address that.

2. Jason Levine:

   The better-late-than-never recall of Kia Souls hopefully will remedy this fire-causing defect, yet one has to wonder why Kias initial reaction was to deny the validity of our petition, particularly as there were dozens of reports of fires involving these vehicles all the way back to last summer.

3. Psychiatrist Jeffrey Metzner:

   Despite having a mental disability or defect ... Mr. Holmes had the capacity to tell the difference between right and wrong.

4. John Large:

   These reactors are over 40 years old. This is a generic defect which cannot be fixed so it would not surprise me if the older plants would all need to close within the next few years.

5. The NHTSA:

   The requirement to launch recalls and inform consumers in a timely fashion when a safety defect or noncompliance is discovered is fundamental to our system for protecting the traveling public. This is a must-do.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=defect
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=defect
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Defect
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=defect
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defect
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=defect