"defect" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The defect prevented complete closure of the spine, and impaired nerve function led to abnormal contraction of the bladder.
- The defects that remained certainly did not prevent the shuttle being used for short-range work like this.
- These people have the genetic makeup of males but their genetic defects prevent male genes from acting in the body.
- The defense initially expected to argue that mental defects prevented Mr. Kaczynski from being legally responsible for his acts.
- The defect prevents the precise focusing of light gathered by the mirror system.
- A technical defect prevents the explosion.
- A court cannot say what defects should prevent an embryo from being allowed life.
- His stepmother's mental defects prevented him from leaving Mortlake Park.
- As in work-hardened steel, these defects prevent atoms from sliding past one another in an organized fashion, causing the material to become harder.
- When it came to his deployment, a technical defect prevented his airplane from joining his flight.
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