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− | + | 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. | |
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+ | Advantage; avail. | ||
− | + | The condition of being in full force or execution. | |
− | + | Something which produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention. | |
− | + | A particular impression. | |
− | + | 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. | ||
− | + | 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 anything which is an end product of some operation of a 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. | ||
− | [[Category: Key Terms]] [[Category: Mahayana]] [[Category: Vajrayana]] [[Category: Tantra]] | + | Something brought about by a cause or an agent; a result.<br> |
+ | The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence. <br> | ||
+ | A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon.<br> | ||
+ | The condition of being in full force or execution.<br> | ||
+ | Something which produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention. | ||
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+ | v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects <br> | ||
+ | To bring into existence.<br> | ||
+ | To produce as a result.<br> | ||
+ | To bring about. | ||
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+ | [[Category: Key Terms]] [[Category: Mahayana]] [[Category: Sutra]] [[Category: Vajrayana]] [[Category: Teachings]] [[Category: Tantra]] [[Category: Dzogchen]] |
Latest revision as of 13:18, 8 April 2006
see also: 'bras bu
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 which 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 anything which is an end product of some operation of a 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.