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Definition of Flaws
1. flaw [v] - See also: flaw
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flaws
Literary usage of Flaws
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Materials of Construction: A Treatise for Engineers on the Strength of by John Butler Johnson (1897)
"The Micro-flaws in Steel have been studied exhaustively by Mr. Thos. ... The large
flaws in Nos. 3, 4, 5, and G are due to small blowholes, while the dark ..."
2. Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering: A General Reference Work on Surveying by Frederick Eugene Turneaure, American Technical Society, American School of Correspondence (1909)
"Cast iron has blow-holes, cracks, flaws, internal strains, and unequally distributed
metal, ... Stone has seams, crack , flaws, and a structure not uniform, ..."
3. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"But whatever the excuses which may be made for the Constituent Assembly, its work
was full of flaws. It conceded too much to theory, yet failed to satisfy ..."
4. American Annals of the Deaf by Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf (1907)
"flaws IN KINDERGARTEN WORK. Miss Bingham maintained that we cannot have proper
education without kindergarten training; and that \ve are beginning to learn ..."
5. Diamonds: A Study of the Factors that Govern Their Value by Frank Bertram Wade (1916)
"IN the preceding chapter the effect of colour upon the value of diamonds has been
discussed without mention of the presence of flaws or other defects in the ..."
6. Tool-steel: A Concise Handbook on Tool-steel in General, Its Treatment in by Otto Thallner, William Theodore Brannt (1902)
"Such flaws are only in rare cases attributable to a continuation of the pipe,
... The flaws thus formed seldom extend to the surface of the steel, and, ..."
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