Difference between revisions of "Effect"
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Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result. | Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result. | ||
− | The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence | + | The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence. |
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− | + | A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon. | |
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− | + | Advantage; avail. | |
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− | + | The condition of being in full force or execution. | |
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− | + | Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention. | |
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− | Synonyms: ''effect, consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel'' - These nouns denote an occurrence, situation, or condition | + | A particular impression. |
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+ | Production of a desired impression. | ||
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+ | The basic or general meaning; import. | ||
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+ | To bring into existence.<br> | ||
+ | To produce as a result. <br> | ||
+ | To bring about. | ||
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+ | Synonyms: ''effect, consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel'' - These nouns denote an occurrence, situation, or condition which is caused by an antecedent: | ||
An ''effect'' is produced by the action of an agent or a cause and follows it in time. | An ''effect'' is produced by the action of an agent or a cause and follows it in time. | ||
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A ''sequel'' is a consequence that ensues after a lapse of time. | A ''sequel'' is a consequence that ensues after a lapse of time. | ||
− | Something brought about by a cause or an agent; a result. | + | Something brought about by a cause or an agent; a result.<br> |
− | The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence. | + | The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence. <br> |
− | A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon. | + | A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon.<br> |
− | The condition of being in full force or execution. | + | The condition of being in full force or execution.<br> |
Something which produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention. | Something which produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention. | ||
v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects | v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects | ||
− | To bring into existence. | + | To bring into existence.<br> |
− | To produce as a result. | + | To produce as a result.<br> |
To bring about. | To bring about. | ||
Revision as of 12:37, 8 April 2006
Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence.
A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon.
Advantage; avail.
The condition of being in full force or execution.
Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention.
A particular impression.
Production of a desired impression.
The basic or general meaning; import.
To bring into existence.
To produce as a result.
To bring about.
Synonyms: effect, consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel - These nouns denote an occurrence, situation, or condition which is caused by an antecedent:
An effect is produced by the action of an agent or a cause and follows it in time.
A consequence has a less sharply definable relationship to its cause.
A result is viewed as the end product of the operation of the cause.
An outcome more strongly implies finality and may suggest the operation of a cause over a relatively long period.
An upshot is a decisive result, often of the nature of a climax.
A sequel is a consequence that ensues after a lapse of time.
Something brought about by a cause or an agent; a result.
The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence.
A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon.
The condition of being in full force or execution.
Something which produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention.
v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects
To bring into existence.
To produce as a result.
To bring about.