Any characteristic or condition which tends to weaken or reduce the strength of the tool, object, or structure of which it is a part.
Defect or defects may refer to:
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin defectus (“a failure, lack”), from deficere (“to fail, lack, literally 'undo'”), from past participle defectus, from de- (“of, from”) + facere (“to do”).
Pronunciation
- (noun) enPR: dē'fĕkt, IPA(key): /ˈdiːfɛkt/
- (verb) enPR: dĭfĕkt', IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛkt/
- Rhymes: -ɛkt
Noun
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