effect
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3.4
- noun
- /ɪˈfɛkt/
- Literature
:
efecto
- The author's main effect is to challenge conventional views on morality.
- effect of the story
- lasting effect
- effect of imagery
It words to that effect the Georgia slate.
- It words to that effect the Georgia slate.
- It was quite specific and he said words to the effect.
- Another of the plotters, or words to that effect, or words now.
Examples
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In the context of what has gone before, the effect of line 95 can be better appreciated:
Fiction book (1996) -
In her painting, the effect of light plays a crucial role in conveying emotion.
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But what about the effect of the other terms?
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These choices involve the form, the effect, and the message of their stories.
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Notice that this positive effect was produced with no musical instruction; subjects simply listened.
Academic text (1999) -
The association of art and religion changed the anticipated effect of the museum on Berlin's art market.
Academic text (1990) -
In the case of Martin Cunningham, the effect of individuality is achieved through his drunken wife.
Academic text (1990) -
Welch replicates a tribal literary tradition in his novel, to similar effect and for similar purpose.
Academic text (1990) -
A few examples will serve to illustrate the perverse effects of the state's attempt to regulate addictive substances.
Academic text (1999) -
The speaker emphasized the effect of climate change on global ecosystems during the presentation.
Synonyms
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1.0
The main idea someone wants to say in speech, writing, or art
677
2.8
Main idea in a piece of writing, art, or talk
468
3.2
The most important central part of something
441
4.8
The central idea or most important part of something
188
4.3
The main idea of something said or written
166
6.7
The main idea of a speech or piece of writing
46
4.6
The main point of what someone says or writes
1
3.4
The most important idea in a discussion or text
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
67
3.7
An image or sound used in film to show something that cannot be done in real life
- Specialized
16
3.4
The air around the Earth becomes warmer because some gases trap heat from the sun
- Specialized
11
4.4
A health improvement that happens when a person believes a fake treatment will help them
- Specialized
1
6.7
A change in sound or light you notice when the thing making it and you move
- Specialized
1
8.4
A curved path that moving air or water appear to follow because the Earth turns
- Specialized
1
8.4
A popular candidate helps other candidates from the same party win votes
- Specialized
1
6.8
A plane gets extra upward lift and less air resistance when it flies very close to the ground
- Specialized
1
8.8
A feature of some crystals that makes electricity when pressed or makes them change shape when charged
- Specialized
A tiny force that pulls very close objects together because empty space contains tiny energy
- Jargon
A humorous idea that a person's presence makes lab equipment stop working
- Specialized
A small electronic device that controls electric current using an electric field
- Specialized
People repeat actions followed by a reward and avoid those followed by punishment
- Specialized
A craft that moves just above water or land on a cushion of air from its engines
- Specialized
An electric charge some crystals like quartz make when pressed or their change in shape when given electricity
- Specialized
A change in the body that happens after physical activity like exercise
- Specialized
Change in how a gene works when it moves to a new place on a chromosome
- Specialized
High-frequency electric current flows mostly near a wire's surface instead of through the whole wire
- Specialized
A sound, light, or smoke trick used in a play to make scenes more dramatic
- Specialized
Light scattering by tiny particles that makes a beam visible, often blue
How Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word effect comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and facere 'to make', the same root you see in factory which 'makes' things. So the effect of a speech or book is the main idea or the overall impression it 'makes' on the reader.