defect

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English defaicte < Latin defectus (“‘a failure, lack’”) < deficere (“‘to fail, lack, literally 'undo'’”), pp. defectus < de- (“‘priv.’”) + facere (“‘to do’”).

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• (noun) enPR: dē'fĕkt, IPA: /ˈdiːfɛkt/, SAMPA: /"di:fEkt/

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• (verb) enPR: dĭfĕkt', IPA: /dɪˈfɛkt/, SAMPA: /dI"fEkt/

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defect (plural defects)

1. A fault or malfunction.

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• See also Wikisaurus:defect

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• deficiency
• deficient
• deficit
• defective

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to defect (third-person singular simple present defects, present participle defecting, simple past and past participle defected)

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

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• defection
• defector

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[edit] External links

• defect in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• defect in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911