structural defect

collocation in English

meaningsofstructuralanddefect

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structural
adjective
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the way in which parts of a system or object ...
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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 ofstructuralanddefectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Further, these functional deficits in autism were associated with astructuraldefect, namely, decreased amygdala volumes.
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If not due tostructuraldefect, is it due to ineffective training of the pilots?
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That is almost entirely in cases where there is astructuraldefect.
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It is out of this sort ofstructuraldefectthat difficulties are likely to arise.
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However, it suffered from astructuraldefect.
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Putting right astructuraldefectis another matter and may on occasion require even longer notice than 21 days.
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An example would be astructuraldefectin one of the tunnels, which it did not build.
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We have a long-termstructuraldefectin our economy, in that our imports always too greatly exceed our exports.
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If there be astructuraldefectin the ship, surely it ought to be remedied at once.
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But now we come to what may be said is the grandstructuraldefectof this set of provisions.
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It is, unfortunately, too late now to correct thestructuraldefectof having the two directives lumped together.
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I have not said that there is anystructuraldefect, but that the rudder had sustained some slight damage.
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I did not indicate that we knew at present of anystructuraldefectin the aircraft which had been flying since 1960.
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Due to astructuraldefect, it was partially rebuilt in 1775.
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Things cannot simply be allowed to run their course because what we have here, as has been said, is an inbuiltstructuraldefectin the international financial system.
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At any rate, it is affected by astructuraldefectwhich calls for serious reservations on our part: possible revision would be practically out of the question.
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In elbow dysplasia, the complex elbow joint suffers from astructuraldefect, often related to its cartilage.
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One competing theory has radically stated that macropsia may be an entirely psychological pathological phenomenon without anystructuraldefector definite cause.
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