defect

== 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 === defect (plural defects) A fault or malfunction. The quantity or amount by which anything falls short. (mathematics) A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:defect ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== defective defeat deficiency deficient deficit ==== Collocations ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === defect (third-person singular simple present defects, present participle defecting, simple past and past participle defected) (intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party. (military) To desert one's army, to flee from combat. (military) To join the enemy army. (law) To flee one's country and seek asylum. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “defect”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “defect”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dēfectus, dēfectum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deːˈfɛkt/ Hyphenation: de‧fect Rhymes: -ɛkt === Adjective === defect (comparative defecter, superlative defectst) broken, not working Synonyms: kapot, stuk, kaduuk ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Petjo: defèk === Noun === defect n (plural defecten, diminutive defectje n) a defect ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: défèk == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin defectus or German Defekt. === Adjective === defect m or n (feminine singular defectă, masculine plural defecți, feminine/neuter plural defecte) defective ==== Declension ==== === Noun === defect n (plural defecte) defect ==== Declension ====