effect meaning
- Noun: effect i'fekt
- A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
"the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"
- consequence, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot - An outward appearance
"she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
- impression - An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
"he just did it for effect" - The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- essence, burden, core, gist - (of a law) having legal validity
"the law is still in effect"
- force - A symptom caused by an illness or a drug
"the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anaesthetic"
- Produce
- effectuate, set up - Act so as to bring into existence
"effect a change"
Sounds like: affect
Derived forms: effecting, effects, effected
Type of: act, appearance, belief, cause, do, feeling, import, impression, make, meaning, move, notion, opinion, phenomenon, significance, signification, symptom, validity, validness, visual aspect
Encyclopedia: Effect
- A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
[Business]
noun, verb■ noun
CURRENCY EFFECT, DEMONSTRATION EFFECT, DOMINO EFFECT, HALO EFFECT, HAWTHORNE EFFECT, INCOME EFFECT, PRICE EFFECT, SUBSTITUTION EFFECT, THRESHOLD EFFECT, WEALTH EFFECT
1 [C,U]
a change that sb/sth causes in sb/sth else; a result:
The fall in tourism is having an adverse effect on business.
What are the long-term effects of this strategy?
We are still feeling the effects of the stock-market crash.
Excluding the effect of exchange rates, profits grew 9.7% last year.
The campaign had little effect on our market share.
We cut costs to offset (= work against) the effects of falling sales.
The combined effect of the January sales and new product lines boosted revenues.
❖ to have/produce an effect (on sth)
◆ a big/dramatic/significant effect
◆ little/no effect
◆ an adverse/ a damaging/harmful/negative effect
◆ a beneficial/positive effect
◆ to feel/suffer the effects (of sth)
◆ to counter/offset/reverse the effects (of sth)
2 effects [pl.] (formal, only used in written English)
your personal possessions:
The insurance policy covers all baggage and personal effects.
IDIOMS
bring/put sth into effect
to cause sth to come into use:
The recommendations will soon be put into effect.
come into effect
to come into use; to begin to apply:
New controls come into effect next month.
in effect
(about a law or rule) in use:
These laws are in effect in twenty states.
take effect
to come into use; to begin to apply:
The new pricing structure will take effect from 1 July.
to the effect that ...; to this/that effect (formal)
used in formal or legal documents to say that what has been written has a particular meaning, purpose or result:
The contract contains a clause to the effect that the executive will be required to work outside normal business hours when the work requires.
with immediate effect; with effect from ...
starting now; starting from ...: (;
◆ %% starting now; starting from ..)
She has resigned as chairman with immediate effect.
With effect from 1 August, there will be an extra €2 charge on all deliveries.
■ verb [+ obj] (formal)
to make sth happen:
You may effect payment for your order in several currencies.
[Defence]
1. The physical or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of actions, or another effect.
2. The result, outcome, or consequence of an action.
3. A change to a condition, behavior, or degree of freedom.
(JP 3-0)
[Economics]
See announcement effect, income effect, Pigou effect, and substitution effect
[Medicine]
n : something that is produced by an agent or cause obtained the same effect with a smaller dose
- a-effect: see under alien
- for effect: So as to make a te ...
- in effect: Adverb: in effectI ...
Examples
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- it has no discernible effect on spondylitis.
- evidence of the adverse effect is limited.
- it had corrective effect on my vanity.
- his words were taking effect, which was clear.
- the curative effect varies from person to person ...