While the total installed price of solar has continued to decline, the price of the solar panels or modules themselves has remained relatively flat since 2012, indicating a decline in non-module costs. Credit: LBNL.
defense. 1  the denial or pleading of the defendant in answer to the claim or charge that has been made. 2  the proceedings adopted by a defendant, or the defendant's legal agents, for defending against the charges that have been made. 3  a defendant and his or her counsel.
defense mechanism. Physiology. the defensive reaction of an organism, as against a pathogenic microorganism. Psychology. an unconscious process, as denial, that protects an individual from unacceptable or painful ideas or impulses.