fault (noun)
71fault — [13] Like fail, fallacy, fallible, and false, fault comes ultimately from Latin fallere ‘deceive, fail’. Its past participle formed the basis of a Vulgar Latin noun *fallita ‘failing, falling short’, which passed into English via Old French faute …
72fault plane — /ˈfɔlt pleɪn/ (say fawlt playn) noun the plane of fracture in a geological fault …
73fault-finder — /ˈfɔlt faɪndə/ (say fawlt fuynduh) noun someone who finds fault; someone who complains or objects …
74fault-finding — /ˈfɔlt faɪndɪŋ/ (say fawlt fuynding) noun 1. the act of pointing out faults; carping; picking flaws. –adjective 2. given to finding fault; disposed to complain or object …
75fault — [13] Like fail, fallacy, fallible, and false, fault comes ultimately from Latin fallere ‘deceive, fail’. Its past participle formed the basis of a Vulgar Latin noun *fallita ‘failing, falling short’, which passed into English via Old French faute …
76fault-finding — UK [ˈfɔːlt ˌfaɪndɪŋ] / US [ˈfɔlt ˌfaɪndɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the practice of looking for mistakes in everything and criticizing people or things because of them, especially in an unfair way …
77fault line — /ˈfɔlt laɪn/ (say fawlt luyn) noun 1. Geology the line along which the movement in an earthquake is liable to occur. 2. Sociology a difference which may become socially divisive, such as in class, gender, race, etc. Also, faultline …
78fault tree — /ˈfɔlt tri/ (say fawlt tree) noun a visual representation of the interaction of failures and other events occurring in a system, used as an analytical tool in evaluating performance and reliability. Compare event tree …
79fault zone — /ˈfɔlt zoʊn/ (say fawlt zohn) noun Geology an area of rock characterised by fractures which show that parts of the rock have moved relative to the neighbouring rock …
80find-fault — findˈ fault noun (Shakespeare) A person who finds fault with another • • • Main Entry: ↑find …
