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Examples of malfunction
malfunction
It is believed to have been the result of a furnace malfunction, Ms. Lowry said.
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Changes in viscosity have been linked to disease and malfunction in human cells.
From the sciencedaily.com
He declined to say if their focus is on human error or an equipment malfunction.
From the timesunion.com
There were four more incidents where a 737 rudder PCU malfunction was suspected.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was a complete foreign policy malfunction that had catastrophic consequences.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
A wardrobe malfunction is a euphemism for accidental exposure of intimate parts.
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Any of these can malfunction, preventing healthy sperm from penetrating the egg.
From the washingtonpost.com
Narcolepsy generally stems from a shortage or malfunction of hypocretin neurons.
From the sciencedaily.com
U.S. officials have attributed the loss of the drone to a technical malfunction.
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- Fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"
- (malfunctioning) not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve"
- A malfunction is a partial or total failure of a parachuting device to operate as intended. Malfunctions may require a skydiver to cut-away his or her main parachute and deploy the reserve parachute.
- (Malfunctioning) What happens when a student or client sees a piece of the matrix or gets immense pressure and somehow "malfunctions" in the field. Think of C3PO with his sparks and wires falling out of his head. Err-errr-errr-errr---malfunctioning--err--errr-errrrr....!
- (Malfunctions) Users will be directed to either take their defective phone to local participating retailers for repair or replacement. Phones that are deemed to have had a malfunction will be replaced free of charge.
- Failure of the inflatable penile implant to perform as intended.
- A term applied only to doubles shooting. It means the failure of the gun to operate properly, thus preventing the firing of the second shot on doubles. There is a limit on the number of malfunctions allowed without penalty.
- Problem in system that affects normal operation
- The complete or partial failure of a parachute canopy to attain or sustain proper opening, descent, or flight characteristics.
