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).
SYNONYM(S): unblemished, flawless, blameless, impeccable, irreproachable.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
fault´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).… … Useful english dictionary
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
fault — de·fault·er; fault·age; fault; fault·ed; fault·er; fault·ful; fault·i·ly; fault·i·ness; fault·less; for·fault; de·fault; fault·ful·ly; fault·less·ly; fault·less·ness; … English syllables
Fault tree analysis — (FTA) is a failure analysis in which an undesired state of a system is analyzed using boolean logic to combine a series of lower level events. This analysis method is mainly used in the field of safety engineering to quantitatively determine the… … Wikipedia
Fault — Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for fault of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fault plane — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence … Law dictionary
fault — [fôlt] n. [ME faute < OFr faulte, a lack < VL * fallita < * fallitus, for L falsus: see FALSE] 1. Obs. failure to have or do what is required; lack 2. something that mars the appearance, character, structure, etc.; defect or failing 3.… … English World dictionary
Fault mechanics — is a field of study that investigates the behavior of geologic faults. Behind every good earthquake is some weak rock. Whether the rock remains weak becomes an important point in determining the potential for bigger earthquakes.On a small scale,… … Wikipedia
