defect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fundamental, major, obvious, serious, severe ▪ a fundamental defect in the product ▪ mild, minor … Collocations dictionary
defect — An insufficiency; an absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection. Bolds v Budwig, 19 Neb 739, 741. See hidden defect; physical defect … Ballentine's law dictionary
physical disability — See physical defect; total physical disability … Ballentine's law dictionary
physical condition — See health; physical defect … Ballentine's law dictionary
Defect — Defect, defects, or defected may refer to: Geometry and physical sciences Defect (geometry), a characteristic of a polyhedron Topological defect Isoperimetric defect Crystallographic defect, a structural imperfection in a crystal Biology and… … Wikipedia
Defect — De*fect , n. [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to desert, fail, be wanting; de + facere to make, do. See {Fact}, {Feat}, and cf. {Deficit}.] 1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; opposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defect — I n. 1) to correct a defect 2) a glaring defect 3) a birth, congenital; hearing; mechanical; mental; physical; speech; structural defect 4) a defect in (there was a defect in the transmission) II v. ( to desert ) 1) (D; intr.) to defect from (to… … Combinatory dictionary
physical — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑medical ADJECTIVE ▪ complete ▪ annual, routine ▪ Pilots undergo routine physicals. VERB + PHYSICAL … Collocations dictionary
hidden defect — imperfection that is not immediately visible, physical defect that is not external … English contemporary dictionary
Atrial septal defect — PFO redirects here. For the airport, see Paphos International Airport. Atrial septal defect Classification and external resources Heart of human embryo of about thirty five days ICD 10 … Wikipedia