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The quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
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fault
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n. 1 A defect; something that detracts from perfection. 2 A mistake or error. 3 A weakness of character; a failing. 4 A minor offense. 5 blame; the responsibility for a mistake. 6 (context seismology English) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity. ...
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In an electric power system , a '''fault ''' or fault current is any abnormal electric current . For example, a short circuit is a fault in which current bypasses the normal load. An open-circuit fault occurs if a circuit is interrupted by some failure. ...
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fault \Fault\, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See Fail , and cf. Default .] Defect; want; lack; default. One, it pleases me, for fault of a better, to call my ...
Usage examples of fault.
Hotel, and has been attended by the most happy results, yet the cases have presented so great a diversity of abnormal features, and have required so many variations in the course of treatment, to be met successfully, that we frankly acknowledge our inability to so instruct the unprofessional reader as to enable him to detect the various systemic faults common to this ever-varying disease, and adjust remedies to them, so as to make the treatment uniformly successful.
Beside myself with rage, blushing for very shame, seeing but too late the fault I had committed by accepting the society of a scoundrel, I went up to my room, and hurriedly packed up my carpet-bag.
Next to the merit of infallibility which you appear to possess, I rank that of candidly acknowledging a fault.
I need not mention, have sufficed to paralyze the powers, by putting completely at fault the boasted acumen, of the government agents.
He is affable almost to a fault and it will need a good deal to provoke him.
The French cavalrymen, more used to the sword than the carbine, were aiming high, but that common fault was small consolation amidst their bullets.
The eruption upon the skin is but a local manifestation of a functional fault, which must be overcome by alterative remedies.
Sir Alured, with all his foibles, and with all his faults, was a pure-minded, simple gentleman, who could not tell a lie, who could not do a wrong, and who was earnest in his desire to make those who were dependent on him comfortable, and, if possible, happy.
She began by laughing and saying that she knew I was amorous, and that it was my fault if I were not happy, but that she would do my business for me.
Why should a prince be excused, when a peasant Is bullied an' blamed for a mich smaller fault?
My self-esteem was so wounded by this, and by his impoliteness in not answering my letter, with which he could certainly find no fault, whatever his criticism of my translation might be, that I became the sworn enemy of the great Voltaire.
Alan Argyll is reasonable enough, but if he has faults, Jenny may naturally prefer not to be more aware of them than she is obliged to be.
There was a fault beading of sweat on his forehead though he tried to smile.
I tried to satisfy my wishes, she opposed some resistance, but a double crown of six francs made her obedient, and finding that her only fault was a complete absence of cleanliness, I began to wash her with my own hands.
Thus it was that a small, begrimed and oddly shaped seaman with a clubbed foot strolled with another who was tall and handsome to a fault, but who limped and leaned on a crooked staff.