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Definisjon av fault

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Noun
fault - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure, crack a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
geology a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
fault line (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
inclined fault a geological fault in which one side is above the other
fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
serve, service (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
lawn tennis, tennis a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
badminton a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
squash rackets, squash racquets, squash a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
double fault (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point
fault - responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"
responsibleness, responsibility a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"
fault - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
equipment failure, breakdown an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
fault - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
mistake, error
nonaccomplishment, nonachievement an act that does not achieve its intended goal
blot, smirch, smear, stain, spot an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
mix-up, confusion a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
incursion the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American living room"
miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning a mistake in calculating
distortion the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
parapraxis, slip-up, miscue, slip a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
offside (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
lapse, oversight a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"
skip, omission a gait in which steps and hops alternate
botch, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, bloomer, pratfall an embarrassing mistake
balls-up, ballup, cockup, mess-up something badly botched or muddled
betise, imbecility, stupidity, foolishness, folly retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
fault - an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
defect, flaw
imperfection, imperfectness the state or an instance of being imperfect
blister (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
glitch, bug general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
fault - the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
demerit
worth the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
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Substantiv
fault - A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
fault - A mistake or error.
fault - A weakness of character.
fault - A minor offense.
fault - Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
fault - A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
fault - An illegal serve.
fault - An abnormal connection in a circuit.

Verb
fault - To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
fault - To fracture.
fault - To commit a mistake or error.
fault - To undergo a page fault.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • fault
    A fracture or a zone of fractures along which there has been displacement of the sides relative to one another parallel to the fracture.
  • fault
    A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.
  • fault
    An imperfection in a device or machine.
  • fault
    Wrong act done deliberately or good act omitted deliberately.
  • fault
    An incorrect action not made deliberately.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) fault
  • Presens: fault / faults
  • Preteritum: faulted
  • Perfektum: (have) faulted

Substantiv

  • Entall: fault
  • Flertall: faults

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