defect

1 an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"

2 a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn: shortcoming]

3 an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" [syn: fault, flaw]

4 a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" [syn: blemish, mar] v : 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" [syn: desert]

English

Noun

1. A fault or malfunction.

Pronunciation

• /ˈdiːfɛkt/
• /"di:fEkt/

Translations

Related terms

• defective

Verb

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

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈfɛkt/
• /dI"fEkt/

Translations

• Dutch: overlopen
• German: überlaufen
• Hebrew: לערוק (la'aroq)
• Italian: defezionare

Related terms

• defection
• defector

Defect or defected may refer to:

• Defect (geometry)
• Defected Records, a music label
• Crystallographic defect, a structural imperfection in a crystal
• Congenital disorder, a medical condition present at birth
• Software bug, a failure of computer software to meet requirements
• The action of defection, abandoning allegiance to one country for another

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