physical defect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysicalanddefect
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physical
adjective
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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defect
noun[C]
uk/ˈdiː.fekt/us/ˈdiː.fekt/
a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to ...
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(Definition ofphysicalanddefectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofphysical defect
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The best situation, of course, would be not to have thephysicaldefectin question and thus to be crutch free.
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I have visited an institution where extreme cases of mental andphysicaldefectwere collected together.
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They have some smallphysicaldefectwhich, if taken in time, could be prevented.
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Indeed, if he is suffering from anyphysicaldefectat all he will go.
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There is no evidence that hisphysicaldefectmade any material progress during his service.
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Such men must not have any seriousphysicaldefect, and must not suffer from progressive organic disease.
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It is now recognised that cowardice is aphysicaldefectrather than a matter of moral turpitude.
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There is no record of anyphysicaldefecton enlistment, and the man's own statement supports this.
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It is a little difficult to determine where the signs ofphysicaldefectin the nation reside.
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How can you say it is all satisfactory to tell young boys and girls that they have aphysicaldefect?
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The reason of his incapacity at school was that he had aphysicaldefect, and in reality the teacher was incapable of understanding the child.
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The important point is, if a man is receiving a permanent pension for somephysicaldefect, such as the loss of an eye.
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This would spare him to see in his chapel someone with a visiblephysicaldefect.
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A caricature, he noted, should never depend on aphysicaldefect, nor should it be forced.
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The inspectors made every effort to detect signs of mental orphysicaldefect.
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He pointed out that one significant fact in medical inspection is the serious degree ofphysicaldefect in the children on their first admission to school.
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Anybody with his obviousphysicaldefectwould be held by an immigration officer to be likely to be coming into the country for the purpose of obtaining treatment.
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It can be defined as a mental orphysicaldefect, medically ascertainable, which carries a considerable long-term reduction in working capacity or a significant increase in living expenses.
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Aphysicaldefectcan occur in a book that falls to pieces when it is opened, just as a car may not start or a piece of furniture can collapse.
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