Fault 02
Fault 02 : Natural Disaster. (1-a) An imperfection in an object or machine. Syn: Defect, Flaw. Types: (1) Blister: A flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint). (2) Bug, Glitch: A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine. (3) Hole: A fault. Type of: Imperfection, Imperfectness: The state or an instance of being imperfect. (1-b) The quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection. Syn: Demerit. Ant: Merit, Virtue: Any admirable quality or attribute. Type of: Worth: The quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful. (1-c) A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention. Syn: Error, Mistake. Twenty Eight Types, See: Blot, Smear, Smirch, Spot, Stain; Confusion, Mix-Up; Incursion; Miscalculation, Misestimation, Misreckoning; Distortion; Miscue, Parapraxis, Slip, Slip-Up; Offside; Lapse, Oversight; Omission, Skip; Bloomer, Blooper, Blunder, Boner, Boo-Boo, Botch, Bungle, Flub, Foul-Up, Fuckup, Pratfall; Balls-Up, Ballup, Cockup, Mess-Up; Betise, Folly, Foolishness, Imbecility, Stupidity; Renege, Revoke; Bobble; Backfire, Boomerang; Rounding, Rounding Error; Truncation Error; Freudian Slip; Snafu; Spectacle; Bull; Fumble, Muff; Fluff; Faux Pas, Gaffe, Gaucherie, Slip, Solecism; Howler; Clanger; Misstep, Stumble, Trip, Trip-Up. Type of: Nonaccomplishment, Nonachievement: An act that does not achieve its intended goal. (1-d) (Geology) A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. Syn: Break, Faulting, Fracture, Geological Fault, Shift. Examples: (1) Denali Fault: A major open geological fault in Alaska. (2) San Andreas Fault: A major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes. Four Types, See: Inclined Fault; Strike-Slip Fault; Common Fault, Gravity Fault, Normal Fault; Overthrust Fault, Reverse Fault, Thrust Fault. Type of: Cleft, Crack, Crevice, Fissure, Scissure: A long narrow opening. (1-e) (Electronics) Equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc). Type of: Breakdown, Equipment Failure: A cessation of normal operation. (1-f) (Sports) A serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area). Types: (1) Double Fault: (tennis) Two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point. (2) Footfault: A fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline. Type of: Serve, Service: (sports) A stroke that puts the ball in play. (1-g) Responsibility for a bad situation or event. Type of: Responsibility, Responsibleness: A form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct. (v.) (1) Put or pin the blame on. Syn: Blame. Ant: Absolve, Free, Justify: Let off the hook. Type of: Accuse, Charge: Blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
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