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defective::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | faulty |
| Derivation | defectiveness |
I returned the appliance because it was defective.
defective::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bad |
| Derivation | defectiveness |
a defective appliance.
defective::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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defective speech.
Examples of defective
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If you survive, the world is assured your defective genes are nipped in the bud.
From the washingtontimes.com
Within one mile of his home in the Santiago Lofts he found 120 defective lights.
From the ocregister.com
The mutated gene, called p53H, expresses a defective version of the p53 protein.
From the sciencedaily.com
Their results could change the view of how a defective gene causes the disorder.
From the sciencedaily.com
The gear collapsed on landing when the captain put weight on the defective gear.
From the thenewstribune.com
Reconditions defective parts removed from machinery and puts back in store room.
From the jobview.monster.com
We find that spontaneous survivor colonies are not defective in septin assembly.
From the nature.com
This is a common heart defect in Newfoundlands involving defective heart valves.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The mice with defective cilia showed less sensitivity to both pressure and heat.
From the upi.com
- Having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective"
- Markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech"
- Bad: not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
- (defectiveness) the state of being defective
- (defect) an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
- (defect) 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"
- In geometry, the (angular) defect (or deficit or deficiency) means the failure of some angles to add up to the expected amount of 360u00B0 or 180u00B0, when such angles in the plane would. The opposite notion is the excess.
- (The Defects) The Defects were a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1979.
- A person considered to be defective; Having one or more defects
