effect in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "effect"

    • The result or outcome of a cause. See usage notes below.
    • (cinematography) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
    • (sound engineering) An alteration in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
    • (sound engineering) A device for producing an alteration in sound produced by an instrument.
    • The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.
    • (physics) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
    • (usually plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.
    • To make or bring about; to implement.
    • noun
      The result or outcome of a cause. See usage notes below.
    • noun
      Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
    • noun
      Execution; performance; realization; operation.
    • noun
      (cinematography)
      An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
    • noun
      (sound engineering)
      An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
    • noun
      (physics, psychology, etc.)
      A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
    • noun
      (chiefly in the plural)
      Belongings, usually as personal effects.
    • noun
      Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Manifestation; expression; sign.
    • verb
      To make or bring about; to implement.
    • verb
      Misspelling of [i]affect[/i].
    • Images or sound added to enhance the experience of viewing a movie or listening to music.
    • The result or outcome of a cause.
    • Consequence or result of a deed.
    • [With verbal nouns, forming phrases approximately equivalent to the source verb]
    • result of an action
    • movie and television industries term
    • sound engineering and production term
    • state of being binding and enforceable
    • scientific phenomenon
    • to make or bring about; to implement
    • The result or outcome of a cause. Effects include: a) direct effects, which are caused by the action and occur at the same time and place, b) indirect effects, which are caused by the action and are later in time or farther removed in distance, that are still reasonably foreseeable.(Source: LANDY)
    • That which follows something on which it depends.
    • noun
      an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"
    • noun
      an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
    • noun
      a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
    • noun
      a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"
    • noun
      (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"
    • noun
      the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
    • verb
      act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"
    • verb
      produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"

    Synonyms of "effect" in English dictionary

    belief, signification, impression are the top synonyms of "effect" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of effect

    • effect ( third-person singular simple present effects, present participle effecting, simple past and past participle effected)
    • effect ( plural  effects)
    • lm  liczba mnoga effects
    • effect (countable and uncountable, plural effects)
    • effect (third-person singular simple present effects, present participle effecting, simple past and past participle effected)
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