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21Fault — Fault, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faulting}.] 1. To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For that I will not fault thee. Old Song. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) To interrupt the… …
22fault´i|ness — fault|y «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » …
23fault´i|ly — fault|y «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » …
24fault|y — «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » …
25Fault-block mountain — Fault block or fault mountains are produced when normal ( near vertical ) faults fracture a section of continental crust. Vertical motion of the resulting blocks, sometimes accompanied by tilting, can then lead to high escarpments. These… …
26fault tolerant — UK US (also fault tolerant) adjective ► relating to a computer system that continues working even when there is something wrong with the hardware or software: » a fault tolerant processing system fault tolerance noun [U] …
27fault-tolerant — fault .tolerant adj fault tolerant computer/machine a computer that continues working even if it has a fault or when there is a fault in a program …
28fault — verb. To fault, meaning ‘to blame, find fault with’, has been criticized as an awkward verbalization by some modern usage guides, especially in America, though not by Fowler (1926), nor by Gowers (1965) who declared supportively that it was… …
29fault´less|ness — fault|less «FLT lihs», adjective. without a single fault or defect; free from blemish or error; perfect: »Faultless beauty is rare. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne er was, nor is, nor e er shall be (Alexander Pope).… …
30fault´less|ly — fault|less «FLT lihs», adjective. without a single fault or defect; free from blemish or error; perfect: »Faultless beauty is rare. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne er was, nor is, nor e er shall be (Alexander Pope).… …
