Defects in a sentence

A few examples of crystallographic defects include vacancy defects (an empty space where an atom should fit), interstitial defects (an extra atom squeezed in where it does not fit), and dislocations (see figure at right).

Topological defects Dark matter could consist of primordial defects ("birth defects") in the topology of quantum fields, which would contain energy and therefore gravitate.

Reduces the risk of birth defects: Adequate Vitamin B12 intake can help reduce the risk of defects affecting the baby’s brain and spinal cord.

The consumer reported the defects to Autoview Pre-Owned, but the dealer refused to repair the defects.

The injected charges acting as a Lewis base can be trapped by lead defects in the surface layer and further passivate the deep-level donor-like defects inside perovskites.

CRS is characterized by multiple defects, particularly affecting the eyes (glaucoma, cataract), ears (hearing loss), brain (microcephaly, mental retardation) and heart defects, many of which require costly therapy, surgeries and other expensive care.

Neural tube defects are major birth defects of the brain and spine that occur early in pregnancy due to improper closure of the embryonic neural tube.

Defects and failures Not all software defects are caused by coding errors.

Defects can be syndromic or non-syndromic, with the later meaning defects that are isolated and not found in patterns (i.

Defects in the cell cycle are thought to be responsible for the resistance to chemotherapy or radiation by certain tumor cells, so a virus that can induce apoptosis despite defects in the cell cycle is useful for cancer treatment.

Small amounts of defects or impurities (about one per million of lattice atoms) color diamond blue (boron), yellow (nitrogen), brown ( lattice defects ), green (radiation exposure), purple, pink, orange or red.

These growth defects source as supply of hydrogen ions for radiation-induced processes and forming Al-OH defects.

These point defects can migrate and cluster with each other, resulting in dislocation loops and other defects.

A private health company paid millions by the has failed to fix safety defects that led to the death of a cancer patient, the Guardian can reveal.

A total of 324 pothole reports have been made to the council so far in May and around 700 square metres of highways defects were repaired in April, with hundreds more planned.

A Wollongong high-rise apartment tower built just three years ago has been ordered to fix more than 40 "serious defects".

Bandage added that the fire bureau is “strictly monitoring” Gentle Hands for corrections of defects, as indicated in a notice to comply (NTC) issued after the investigation.

Bernama reported that aside from leading to lymphoma and leukemia, ethylene oxide can also seriously irritate the skin and eyes of those who come into contact with the substance and can even trigger birth and hereditary defects.

Both twins had suffered from grade 1 bleeds on the brain and heart defects, and needed blood transfusions.

But its problems began when the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines developed defects, which caused a third of to be grounded.