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Definition of Effect
1. Verb. Produce. "The scientists set up a shock wave"
Causes: Come About, Fall Out, Go On, Hap, Happen, Occur, Pass, Pass Off, Take Place
Specialized synonyms: Accomplish, Action, Carry Out, Carry Through, Execute, Fulfil, Fulfill, Draw, Get, Precipitate, Hasten, Induce, Rush, Stimulate, Serve
Generic synonyms: Cause, Do, Make
Derivative terms: Effecter, Effective, Effective, Effectuation
2. Noun. A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. "He acted very wise after the event"
Generic synonyms: Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Materialisation, Materialization, Offspring, Aftereffect, Aftermath, Backwash, Wake, Bandwagon Effect, Brisance, Butterfly Effect, By-product, Byproduct, Change, Coattails Effect, Coriolis Effect, Dent, Domino Effect, Harvest, Impact, Wallop, Influence, Knock-on Effect, Branch, Offset, Offshoot, Outgrowth, Product, Placebo Effect, Position Effect, Repercussion, Reverberation, Response, Fallout, Side Effect, Spillover
Derivative terms: Consequent, Effectuate, Eventuate, Result, Result
3. Verb. Act so as to bring into existence. "Effect a change"
Specialized synonyms: Bring To Bear, Carry, Backdate
Derivative terms: Effecter, Effector
4. Noun. An outward appearance. "She retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
Generic synonyms: Appearance, Visual Aspect
Specialized synonyms: Figure, Image, Mark, Tout Ensemble
Derivative terms: Impressionistic
5. Noun. An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived). "He just did it for effect"
Specialized synonyms: Sound Effect, Special Effect
6. Noun. The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work.
Generic synonyms: Import, Meaning, Significance, Signification
7. Noun. (of a law) having legal validity. "The law is still in effect"
Generic synonyms: Validity, Validness
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
8. Noun. A symptom caused by an illness or a drug. "The effect of the anesthetic"
Specialized synonyms: Aftereffect, Bummer, Side Effect
Derivative terms: Effectuate
Definition of Effect
1. n. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.
2. v. t. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.
Definition of Effect
1. Noun. The result or outcome of a cause. ''See usage notes below.'' ¹
2. Noun. (filmology) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect") ¹
3. Noun. (sound engineering) An alteration in sound after it has been produced by an instrument. ¹
4. Noun. (sound engineering) A device for producing an alteration in sound produced by an instrument. ¹
5. Noun. The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law. ¹
6. Noun. (physics lang=hy) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer. ¹
7. Noun. (context: usually plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects. ¹
8. Verb. To make or bring about; to implement. ¹
9. Verb. (misspelling of affect) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Effect
1. to bring about [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Effect
1. The result produced by an action. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Effect
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