The difference between Defect and Minus

When used as nouns, defect means a fault or malfunction, whereas minus means a minus sign (−).

When used as verbs, defect means to abandon or turn against, whereas minus means to subtract.


Minus is also preposition with the meaning: without.

Minus is also adjective with the meaning: negative.

check bellow for the other definitions of Defect and Minus

  1. Defect as a noun:

    A fault or malfunction.

    Examples:

    "a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment"

  2. Defect as a noun:

    The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.

  3. Defect as a noun (math):

    A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient.

  1. Defect as a verb (intransitive):

    To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

  2. Defect as a verb (military):

    To desert one's army, to flee from combat.

  3. Defect as a verb (military):

    To join the enemy army.

  4. Defect as a verb (law):

    To flee one's country and seek asylum.

  1. Minus as a preposition (informal):

    Without.

    Examples:

    "I walked out minus my coat''."

    "synonyms: lacking without"

  2. Minus as a preposition (mathematics):

    less; reduced by.

    Examples:

    "seven minus two is five"

    "ant plus"

  1. Minus as an adjective (mathematics):

    Negative.

    Examples:

    "a minus number"

  2. Minus as an adjective:

    On the negative part of a scale.

    Examples:

    "minus seven degrees"

  3. Minus as an adjective (postpositive):

    Ranking just below a designated rating.

    Examples:

    "He got a grade of B minus for his essay."

  1. Minus as a noun (mathematics):

    A minus sign (−).

  2. Minus as a noun (mathematics):

    A negative quantity.

  3. Minus as a noun:

    A downside or disadvantage.

  1. Minus as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To subtract.