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US
/ˈifɛkt, əˈfɛkt, ɪˈfɛkt/
]
[ UK /ɪfˈɛkt/ ]
[ UK /ɪfˈɛkt/ ]
NOUN
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an outward appearance
he made a good impression
she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
I wanted to create an impression of success -
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
he just did it for effect -
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
he acted very wise after the event
his decision had depressing consequences for business -
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
the effects of sleep loss
the effect of the anesthetic -
(of a law) having legal validity
the law is still in effect - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
VERB
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produce
The scientists set up a shock wave -
act so as to bring into existence
effect a change
How To Use effect In A Sentence
- By adding the chlorides of strontian, uranium, potassium, sodium, iron, or copper to the liquid, various effects may be produced, and these bodies will be found to produce the same color on the plate that their flame gives to alcohol. American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype
- The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
- A specially designed speculum is used to help direct the injection into the G-spot, with effects lasting around four months. G Marks The Spot
- I could be wrong but as I recall in Batman Begins Batman 'growled' his lines just a few times but to very strong effect. All of The Dark Knight's Broken Records - Box Office Dominance! « FirstShowing.net
- Drinkwise Day is mainly designed to educate people about the destructive effects of alcohol abuse.
- On the ranges of Fort Devens, the troops were put through their paces on US weapons, from the stock-in-trade M16 assault rifle to the frighteningly-effective M249 SAW light machine gun.
- Particulates and dust in Earth's atmosphere along the line of sight tend to absorb blue light more effectively than red light.
- Conclusion TSGF test in patients with carcinosis play a very important pole in early diagnosis and the evaluation of therapy effect.
- This regime should have been more than adequate to demonstrate any significant short-term effects of reduced sleep.
- I'm currently enjoying the odd effect of chancing across spoken word excerpts in the original Italian.
