0 a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to work correctly:
1 to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one:
2 something that is lacking or that is not exactly right in someone or something:
The cars have a defect in the electrical system that may cause them to stall.
3 to leave a country or a group you belong to, esp. in order to join an opposing one:
Some of the mayor’s long-time supporters have defected to other candidates.
4 a fault that spoils something or causes it not to work correctly:
product defects
The report cited structural defects as the reason for the demolition of the building.
a design/manufacturing defect
5 to leave one company or organization and form or join another:
defect from/to sth Many of our sales team have defected to the competition.
6 to stop buying a particular product or service and buy a different one instead:
defect from/to sth Millions of customers defected to rival telecommunications companies.
7 to leave your country or group and join another because you disagree with the ideas of those in control:
Most disturbing is the finding that once players learn that their opponent has either cooperated or defected, almost all defect.
But the argument from selective refutation can be misleading when it causes us to fail to notice that the surviving hypothesis has its own defects.
They are already used frequently in structural analysis, for example to detect micro- or nanoscale defects.
They are thus subject to defects in this treatment.
It is unlikely that, in this case, the aneurysmal transformation had been caused by tuberculosis, considering its frequent association with peri-membranous ventricular septal defects.
First trimester insults affecting neurogenesis are unlikely, as gross structural defects (such as schizencephaly and polymicrogyria) would be expected.
For subjects of both rank types, the higher the expectation of defection, the higher the probability of defecting.
Failing to do better than one did is a defect only if doing better than one did is possible for one to do.
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