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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
flaw fault
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fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence … Law dictionary
fault — n 1 imperfection, deficiency, shortcoming Analogous words: flaw, defect, *blemish: weakness, infirmity (see corresponding adjectives at WEAK) Antonyms: excellence 2 Fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice are comparable when they mean an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Flaw — (fl[add]), n. [OE. flai, flaw flake; cf. Sw. flaga flaw, crack, breach, flake, D. vlaag gust of wind, Norw. flage, flaag, and E. flag a flat stone.] 1. A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flaw — [ flɔ ] noun count a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective: There are serious flaws in the way we train our teachers. fatal flaw (=that makes something completely useless or wrong): What you ve just said is the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flaw — [flɔː ǁ flɒː] noun [countable] 1. a mistake or weakness in a machine, system etc that prevents it from working correctly: flaw in • The drought exposed a serious flaw in the dam. • Investigators believe that a design flaw (= mistake or weakness… … Financial and business terms
flaw — [flo: US flo:] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse flaga flat stone ; FLAG1] 1.) a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect = ↑defect flaw in ▪ a flaw in the software serious/major/basic/minor etc flaw … Dictionary of contemporary English
fault — [fɔːlt ǁ fɒːlt] noun [countable] 1. MANUFACTURING something that is wrong with a machine, system etc that prevents it from working correctly: fault in • Soviet engineers identified 32 design faults in the reactor, any of which could have led to… … Financial and business terms
flaw — I noun blemish, blot, breach, crack, defacement, defect, deficiency, deformity, demerit, disfigurement, error, failing, failure, fault, foible, frailty, gap, imperfection, imperfectness, inferiority, infirmity, injury, limitation, loophole,… … Law dictionary
flaw — flaw1 [flô] n. [ME, a flake, scale, splinter, prob. < or akin to ON flaga, thin layer: for IE base see FLAKE1] 1. a break, scratch, crack, etc. that spoils something; blemish [a flaw in a diamond] 2. a defect; fault; error [a flaw in a legal… … English World dictionary
fault — [n1] blame, sin; mistake accountability, answerability, blunder, crime, culpability, defect, delinquency, dereliction, error, evil doing, failing, flaw, foible, frailty, guilt, impropriety, inaccuracy, indiscretion, infirmity, lapse, liability,… … New thesaurus
flaw — [n] imperfection blemish, bug, catch*, Catch 22*, defect, disfigurement, failing, fault, foible, glitch*, gremlin*, pitfall, slipup, speck, spot, stain, typo*, vice, wart*, weakness, weak spot; concepts 580,674 Ant. fine point, perfection,… … New thesaurus
