effector

Examples

• All

• Complement is part of the innate immune system and underlies the main effector mechanism of antibody-mediated immunity.

  Academic text (2003)

• "If I have to load 15 parts, then I need five or 10 different effectors," Hayes said.

  Academic text (2008)

• You're doing the same kind of communication, but with the actual effectors that you have.

• We have the lingering question of how many effectors might there be that we don't know about.

• The teacher was an important effector in her students' success, encouraging them to excel.

• In any organization, effective communication is a key effector of positive change.

• Technological advancements serve as major effectors of progress in our society.

Synonyms

A

agent

vseffector

• Specialized

173 4.5

A thing or substance that causes a specific effect, often in medicine

is the broad everyday word for someone or something producing results

C

changer

vseffector

64 4.4

A person or thing that causes a difference

focuses on producing outcomes rather than simply changing form

B

bringer

vseffector

15 4.2

A person or thing that causes change, gives news and delivers goods

is the neutral producing term without emphasis on delivery

I

initiator

vseffector

10 5.5

A person who starts a plan or action

is wider, covering producing effects at any stage not only starts

G

generator

vseffector

4 3.9

A person who starts an idea, project, or change

is the general producing term without focus on origin

I

inducer

vseffector

• Specialized

2 7.9

A substance that makes certain genes become active

is the general producing word rather than this specialised biological role

C

causal factor

vseffector

• Specialized

1 4.5

A thing or condition that directly makes something happen

is the active producing entity rather than a contributing condition

C

causer

vseffector

1 6.9

A person or thing that makes something happen

is a more formal and neutral term than this plain label

C

causal agent

vseffector

• Specialized

1 7.0

A person or thing that makes something happen

is the same general sense expressed in simpler wording

A

activator

vseffector

1 5.1

A thing that starts or speeds a process

is the broader producing word not limited to starting or speeding

E

effecter

vseffector

9.9

A person or thing that makes something happen

is the standard spelling with -or ending for the same meaning

C

causal agency

vseffector

• Specialized

8.8

A thing or person that makes something happen

is the straightforward actor term rather than the abstract notion of means

E

emanator

vseffector

9.1

A person who first creates an idea or style that others follow

is the general producing entity rather than the clear source

C

catalyst for action

vseffector

5.1

A person or event that makes people act and speeds up change

is the general producing term without the implied speeding role

E

excitor

vseffector

• Specialized

9.8

A device that starts or increases electrical and biological activity

is the general producing term not limited to excitation

E

elicitor

vseffector

• Specialized

8.8

Something that makes a plant start a defense reaction

is the broader producing term not specific to biological responses

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology