fault (noun)
11fault´i|ly — fault|y «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » …
12fault|y — «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » …
13fault tolerant — UK US (also fault tolerant) adjective ► relating to a computer system that continues working even when there is something wrong with the hardware or software: » a fault tolerant processing system fault tolerance noun [U] …
14fault´less|ness — fault|less «FLT lihs», adjective. without a single fault or defect; free from blemish or error; perfect: »Faultless beauty is rare. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne er was, nor is, nor e er shall be (Alexander Pope).… …
15fault´less|ly — fault|less «FLT lihs», adjective. without a single fault or defect; free from blemish or error; perfect: »Faultless beauty is rare. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne er was, nor is, nor e er shall be (Alexander Pope).… …
16fault|less — «FLT lihs», adjective. without a single fault or defect; free from blemish or error; perfect: »Faultless beauty is rare. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne er was, nor is, nor e er shall be (Alexander Pope). SYNONYM(S):… …
17fault scarp — noun : a cliff or escarpment directly resulting from an uplift along one side of a fault * * * Geol. scarp1 (def. 1). [1895 1900] * * * fault scarp, a steep slope resulting from movement along a fault …
18fault|find|ing — «FLT FYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. the act of finding fault. –adj. finding fault; complaining; pointing out faults. SYNONYM(S): captious, critical …
19fault line — noun Date: 1869 something resembling a fault ; split, rift < a major conceptual fault line in foreign policy Morton Kondracke > …
20fault plane — noun The plane, or surface formed between the two rock blocks that slip one with the other during an earthquake. The edge of the fault plane can often be seen on the land as a fault line …
