existing defect

It makes good existing defects, such as the multi-track application of national safety standards.

Any existing defects or notches aggravate crack formation.

Medical evidence shows using DSE is not associated with damage to eyes and eyesight nor does it make existing defects worse.

This requires an existing defect in the crystal, as is done by radiation, and is accelerated by heat, high current density and emitted light.

This is done by applying a precisely calibrated voltage across the electrodes of the winding so that any existing defects will be "burned away" (see also "self-healing" below).

"She may possibly seek recourse against the sponsor, who acknowledged an existing defect at the time of closing, based upon a material misrepresentation, the failure to disclose the scope of the defective condition and/or the failure to comply with provisions of the contract of sale."

According to Katerina Kuchaeva, one of SAO's assistant directors "New optical technologies make it possible to reconstruct the surface of the 6-m mirror eliminating the existing defects and creating a practically ideal parabolic surface, thereby significantly increasing the angular resolution of the mirror."