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Definition and meaning of effect

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effect (n.)

1.(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

2.an outward appearance"he made a good impression" "I wanted to create an impression of success" "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"

3.(of a law) having legal validity"the law is still in effect"

4.an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)"he just did it for effect"

5.the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

6.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon"the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise" "his decision had depressing consequences for business" "he acted very wise after the event"

7.a symptom caused by an illness or a drug"the effects of sleep loss" "the effect of the anesthetic"

effect (v. trans.)

1.produce"The scientists set up a shock wave"

2.act so as to bring into existence"effect a change"

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Merriam Webster

EffectEf*fect" (?), n. [L. effectus, fr. efficere, effectum, to effect; ex + facere to make: cf. F. effet, formerly also spelled effect. See Fact.]
1. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

That no compunctious visitings of nature
Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between
The effect and it.
Shak.

2. Manifestation; expression; sign.

All the large effects
That troop with majesty.
Shak.

3. In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury.

The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of the cause. Whewell.

4. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.

Patchwork . . . introduced for oratorical effect. J. C. Shairp.

The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely nature of the place. W. Irving.

5. Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.

6. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to.

They spake to her to that effect. 2 Chron. xxxiv. 22.

7. The purport; the sum and substance. “The effect of his intent.” Chaucer.

8. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.

No other in effect than what it seems. Denham.

9. pl. Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.

For effect, for an exaggerated impression or excitement. -- In effect, in fact; in substance. See 8, above. -- Of no effect, Of none effect, To no effect, or Without effect, destitute of results, validity, force, and the like; vain; fruitless. “Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition.” Mark vii. 13. “All my study be to no effect.” Shak. -- To give effect to, to make valid; to carry out in practice; to push to its results. -- To take effect, to become operative, to accomplish aims. Shak.

Syn. -- Effect, Consequence, Result. These words indicate things which arise out of some antecedent, or follow as a consequent. Effect, which may be regarded as the generic term, denotes that which springs directly from something which can properly be termed a cause. A consequence is more remote, not being strictly caused, nor yet a mere sequence, but following out of and following indirectly, or in the train of events, something on which it truly depends. A result is still more remote and variable, like the rebound of an elastic body which falls in very different directions. We may foresee the effects of a measure, may conjecture its consequences, but can rarely discover its final results.

Resolving all events, with their effects
And manifold results, into the will
And arbitration wise of the Supreme.
Cowper.

Shun the bitter consequence, for know,
The day thou eatest thereof, . . . thou shalt die.
Milton.

EffectEf*fect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effected; p. pr. & vb. n. Effecting.]
1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.

So great a body such exploits to effect. Daniel.

2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.

To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed. Bp. Hurd.

They sailed away without effecting their purpose. Jowett (Th. ).

Syn. -- To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute; perform; attain. See Accomplish.

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Effect

                   

Effect may refer to:

In pharmacy and pharmacology:

  • Drug effect, a change resulting from the administration of a drug
    • Therapeutic effect, a beneficial change in medical condition, often caused by a drug
    • Adverse effect or side effect, an unwanted change in medical condition caused by a drug
  • Dose-response effect, the relationship between a drug dose and its effect, plotted on a dose-response curve

In media:

Miscellaneous:

Amendments to the constitution of the United States: (Bill of Rights) Amendment IV "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, house, papers, and effects...

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