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defect noun

  /dɪˈfɛkt/ , /ˈdiːfɛkt/
  • A fault or malfunction.
 difetto

defect verb

  /dɪˈfɛkt/ , /ˈdiːfɛkt/
  • (intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
 defezionare
  • (military) To desert one's army, to flee from combat.
 disertare

defective adjective

  /dɪˈfɛktɪv/
  • (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
 difettivo
  • Having one or more defects.
 difettoso

defection noun

  /dɪˈfɛkʃən/
  • An act or incidence of defecting.
 defezione, diserzione
birth defect
difetto congenito
mass defect
difetto di massa
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