microdefect

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noun

A microscopic defect

OriginEnglish defect ← Latin dēfectus ← Proto-Italic *fakjō →
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Meanings

nounmicrodefect (plural microdefects)

plural microdefects

  1. A microscopic defect

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*de
  6. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  7. Proto-Italic*dē
  8. Latindē
  9. Latinde-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  13. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  14. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  15. Latinfacio
  16. Latindēficiō
  17. Latindēfectus
  18. Englishdefect
  19. Englishmicrodefect

From micro- + defect.

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APA

microdefect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdefect

MLA

“microdefect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdefect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microdefect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdefect.

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