Difference between revisions of "mkhan po rgyal sras padma dri med chos kyi blo gros gzhan phan ye shes snang ba"
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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: The drug had an immediate effect on the pain. The government's action had no effect on the trade imbalance. | ||
| + | A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon: the photovoltaic effect. | ||
| + | Advantage; avail: used her words to great effect in influencing the jury. | ||
| + | The condition of being in full force or execution: a new regulation that goes into effect tomorrow. | ||
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| + | Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention: The lighting effects emphasized the harsh atmosphere of the drama. | ||
| + | A particular impression: large windows that gave an effect of spaciousness. | ||
| + | Production of a desired impression: spent lavishly on dinner just for effect. | ||
| + | The basic or general meaning; import: He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect. | ||
| + | effects Movable belongings; goods. | ||
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| + | tr.v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects | ||
| + | To bring into existence. | ||
| + | To produce as a result. | ||
| + | To bring about. See Usage Note at affect1. | ||
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| + | Idiom: | ||
| + | in effect | ||
| + | In essence; to all purposes: testimony that in effect contradicted her earlier statement. | ||
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| + | Synonyms: ''effect, consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel'' - These nouns denote an occurrence, situation, or condition that is caused by an antecedent: | ||
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| + | An ''effect'' is produced by the action of an agent or a cause and follows it in time. | ||
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| + | A ''consequence'' has a less sharply definable relationship to its cause. | ||
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| + | A ''result'' is viewed as the end product of the operation of the cause. | ||
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| + | An ''outcome'' more strongly implies finality and may suggest the operation of a cause over a relatively long period. | ||
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| + | An ''upshot'' is a decisive result, often of the nature of a climax. | ||
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| + | A ''sequel'' is a consequence that ensues after a lapse of time. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects | ||
| + | To bring into existence. | ||
| + | To produce as a result. | ||
| + | To bring about. | ||
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Revision as of 12:32, 8 April 2006
Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence: The drug had an immediate effect on the pain. The government's action had no effect on the trade imbalance. A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon: the photovoltaic effect. Advantage; avail: used her words to great effect in influencing the jury. The condition of being in full force or execution: a new regulation that goes into effect tomorrow.
Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention: The lighting effects emphasized the harsh atmosphere of the drama. A particular impression: large windows that gave an effect of spaciousness. Production of a desired impression: spent lavishly on dinner just for effect. The basic or general meaning; import: He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect. effects Movable belongings; goods.
tr.v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects To bring into existence. To produce as a result. To bring about. See Usage Note at affect1.
Idiom: in effect In essence; to all purposes: testimony that in effect contradicted her earlier statement.
Synonyms: effect, consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel - These nouns denote an occurrence, situation, or condition that 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.