effect [ i'fekt] n.结果；效果，效力
bring into effect 实行，实现，实施
come into effect 开始生效，开始实行
in effect 实际上；正实行中
take effect (药等)见效
carry into effect 实行，实现，实施
to the effect that 大意是说
carry/bring into effect使生效，使起作用
come/go into effect 生效，实施
in effect 有效；实际上
put into effect 实行，生效
take effect 生效，起作用
carry/bring into effect
使生效，使起作用
come/go into effect
生效，实施
in effect
有效；实际上
put into effect
实行，生效
take effect
生效，起作用
effect [i'fekt] n. 效果;作用
effect [i'fekt] n.效率，作用，效能
马太效应 "the Matthew effect (A phenomenon in specific circles whereby one's accomplishments and reputation tend to snowball, and those with meager accomplishments have greater difficulty achieving accomplishments. ) "
热岛效应 tropical island effect
社会效益 social effect/ results/ benefit
滞后影响 lagged effect
DME Digital Multiple Effect 数字多功能特技
DSE Digital Special Effect 数字特技
DVE Digital Video Effect 数字视频特技
SE Sound Effect 音响效果
SEA Sound Effect Amplifier 音响效果放大器
Special Effect Amplifier 特技放大器
SEG Special Effect Generator 特技发生器
Marbled effect 大理石效果
Standard for Flame Effects Before an Audience
特技火焰对观众影响标准
effect 效果，作用
to bring a contract into effect 使合同生效
to come into effect 生效
to cease to be in effect/force 失效
to cover (effect,arrange,take out) insurance 投保
special effects 特技
sound effects 音响效果
in effect 实际上,事实上
effect 效果，作用
参考书的负面效应 My View on the Negative Effects of Reference Books
书的不良影响 My View on the Negative Effects of Books
失效模式及后果分析 failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
advertising effects 广告效果
greenhouse effect 温室效应
交换时间已过 effects not cleared
付款 to pay; to make payment; to make effect payment
结帐 to settle; to make settlement; to make effect settlement; to square; to balance
如有机会, 请向本人开出煤炭价款加上保险费的汇票。对于这批出口货物, 为弥补发生损害的损失, 请办理保险并在货值上再加保5%金额
Should you have an opportunity, you may draw on me for the cost of coal, together with that of insurance, which you will be so good as to effect on the outward cargo to its full value, with an addition of five per cent, to cover expenses in case of loss.
对贵方的发票金额, 请向汉堡 A公司开出见票后三个月付款的汇票, 附寄该公司提单一份, 并请该公司办理保险。
For the amount of your invoice, you will be so good as to draw on Messrs. A & Co. of Hamburg, at three months' date, and forward them a bill of lading, requesting them to effect insurance.
副作用 side effects
side effects 副作用
acting with a singling-out effect
署理职位以待选拔晋升；署理以待选拔晋升
effected by an exchange of letters
以书面作实
coat-tail effect 凭借作用；联票效应
Proper measures must be taken to limit the number of foreign tourists and the great efforts should be made to protect local environment and history from the harmful effects of international tourism.
应该采取适当的措施限制外国旅游者的数量，努力保护当地环境和历史不受国际旅游业的不利影响。
An increasing number of experts believe that migrants will exert positive effects on construction of city. However, this opinion is now being questioned by more and more city residents, who complain that the migrants have brought many serious problems like crime and prostitution.
越来越多的专家相信移民对城市的建设起到积极作用。然而，越来越多的城市居民却怀疑这种说法，他们抱怨民工给城市带来了许多严重的问题，像犯罪和卖淫。
Many people believe that international tourism produce positive effects on economic growth and local government should be encouraged to promote international tourism.
许多人认为国际旅游对经济发展有积极作用，应鼓励地方政府发展国际旅游。
In addition, in order to attract tourists, a lot of artificial facilities have been built, which have certain unfavorable effects on the environment.
另外，为了吸引旅游者，大量人工设施被修建，这对环境是不利的。
Furthermore, people who addict to fashion clothes have to spend more time going shopping and pay more attention to the impression they make on others. As a result, it is impossible to devote enough time and energy in their study and job.
而且，沉湎于时尚服装的人们不得不花费更多时间逛商店，更加注意自己给别人的印象。因此，他们不可能有足够的时间用于学习或工作。 112a. No one can doubt the essential fact that the traffic problem over the last years has caused wide public concern all over the world. Experts in increasing numbers are beginning to believe that such situation would produce unfavorable effects on economic growth of local areas.
没有人能否认这一重要事实：最近几年交通问题在全世界受到了普遍关注。越来越多的专家开始相信这种状况将对当地的经济发展产生不利影响。
Many survey show that people in increasing numbers are beginning to recognize that boarding school provides better environment and facilities for children.
许多调查显示越来越多的人开始意识到寄宿学校能给他们的孩子提供较好的学习环境和设施。 120. At the same time, there are still many people who live under the traditional ideas that day schools play an extremely important role in children's study.
同时，仍有许多人持传统观点认为日制学校对孩子的学习发挥着极其重要的作用。
121. On the one hand, it is indisputable that boarding schools are exerting a growing important effect, especially in last few years.
一方面，寄宿学校正在发挥越来越重要的作用，尤其是最近几年，这是无可争辩的。
Edge effect 边缘效应，边界效应
功率突然变化影响试验
test of effect of sudden power change
多普勒效应法
doppler effect method
Harsh counsels have no effect: they are like hammers which are always repulsed by the anvil.
刺耳的劝告不会收效：它们就像总是被铁砧弹回的锤。
The doctor gave him some medicine to counteract the effect of the poison.
医生给他一些药解毒。
This report about the effect of modernization on human nature is well worth reading.
这份关于现代化对于人性影响的报告很值得一读。
Some diseases are easy to diagnose as their apparent effects are typical and can be recognized immediately.
有些疾病诊断很容易，因为其症状明显、典型，可以立刻识别。
There are anxieties over the effects of job losses.
人们对失业的影响感到忧心忡忡。
I tried sending her flowers but it didn't have any effect.
我尝试着给她送花，但毫无作用。
It's too early to assess the effects of the new law.
要评价新法令的效果现在还为时过早。
Many modern bullets produce an explosive effect upon impact.
许多现代的子弹在击中目标时会发生爆炸。
With isolation, you try to avoid the effects of culture shock, or at least that’s what you think.
你试图通过独处躲避文化震撼的影响，或者不管怎样，你是这样想的。
It is not quite a matter of disagreeing with the theory of independence, but of rejecting its implications: that the romances may be taken in any or no particular order, that they have no cumulative effect, and that they are as separate as the works of a modern novelist.
并不是与独立理论不一致，而是与其应用不相符合：爱情小说可以以任何一种形式展现或者根本没有特殊的规律，他们没有累积效果，就象现代小说家的作品一样独立。
While the fact of this consumer revolution is hardly in doubt, three key questions remain: who were the consumers? What were their motives? And what were the effect of the new demand for luxuries?
然而这种消费革命的情况还有疑问，三个关键的问题是：消费者是什么人？他们的动机是什么？对于奢侈品的新型需求的效果是什么？
Thus, for instance, it may come as a shock to mathematicians to learn that the Schrodinger equation for the hydrogen atom is not a literally correct description of this atom, but only an approximation to a somewhat more correct equation taking account of spin, magnetic dipole, and relatiristic effects, and that this corrected equation is itself only an imperfect approximation to an infinite set of quantum field theoretical equations.
这样，对于数学家们来说是非常惊诧的，例如，薛定谔方程式并不是氢原子的准确描述，而只是某种程度上的近似值。它近似于另外一种描述磁性偶极子相对效果的方程，而这个方程本身又是一套不定量子场论方程的近似值。
The fridge’s effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant.
冰箱对环境的影响是显而易见的，而它对促进人们幸福的贡献却是微不足道的。
It's certain that every effect must have a cause.
无疑，每个结果必定有其原因。
The advertising campaign didn't have much effect on sales.
这些广告攻势对销售额并没有起到多大作用。
A new system of taxation will be brought into effect next year.
新的税收制度将于明年实行。
We've tried our best to effect reconciliation between the two parties.
我们已尽了最大努力希望促成双方和解。
It's all personal effects.
这些东西都是我私人用的
How will we know whether it can have a positive effect on the company?
我们怎么会知道它对公司能有积极的效果呢？
You can stay assured that shipment will be effected according to the contract stipulation.
你尽管放心，我们将按合同规定如期装船。
Better pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利于病。
The effect speaks, the tongue needs not.
事实胜于雄辩。
Edge effect 边缘效应
Edge effect 边缘效应
End effect 端部效应
Kaiser effect 凯塞(Kaiser)效应
Lift-off effect 提离效应
Magnetostrictive effect 磁致伸缩效应
Piezoelectric effect 压电效应
Skin effect 集肤效应
Wobble effect 抖动效应
Payment is to be effected (made) before the end of this month.
这个月末以前应该付款。
To predict that something will have a beneficial effect on something else, for example, the Olympics on tourism and business, you can say: The Olympics will be good for tourism. / The Olympics will be good for tourism. eg: And they'll be good for business, too. / And they'll be good for business, too.
要预言某事将对另一件事情产生有利的影响，例如：奥运会对旅游业和商业的影响，你可以说：The Olympics will be good for tourism. /奥运会将对旅游业有好处。And they'll be good for business, too. /而且对商业发展也大有好处。
Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.
William Shakespeare
British dramatist
不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。
英国剧作家莎士比亚W
Bitter pills may have blessed effects.
Anonymous
良药苦口利于病。
无名氏
The value of culture is its effect on character . It avails nothing unless it ennobles and strengthens that ,Its use is for life, Its aim is not beauty but goodness.
Somerset Maugham, British noverlist and dramatist
文化的价值在于它对人类品性的影响。除非文化能使品性变为高尚、有力。文化的作用在于裨益人生，它的目标不是美，而是善。
英国小说家和戏剧家毛姆S
This contract is made of one original and two duplicate originals, all of which are of the same effect.
本合同一式三份，具有同等效力。
This law will go into effect on the day of its promulgation.
本法自公布之日起施行。
@@@ 其实
as a matter of fact 事实上, 其实
as it is 实际上; 其实是
for that matter 其实(用以指出所说的两件事中, 后说的与先说的性质一样)
in effect 事实上, 实际上
in fact 其实, 实际上
in reality 实际上, 事实上
@@@ 开始
acquire a taste for sth. 对...有兴趣, 开始喜欢
come from 开始于...; 起源于...; 出生
于...
come into effect 开始生效, 开始实行
come on (劝说等)来吧; 开始
get busy 开始工作
get cracking 开始; (尤指)大干起来
get down to 开始认真做...
get going 开始, 着手
get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利; 一开始就犯了个错误
get off the ground (指活动、事业等)顺利开始
get set 准备好开始
get the ball rolling 开始某种活动, 开始
get to work (on) 开始工作; 开始做...
go ahead 先请; 请开始吧; 继续
go off 爆炸; (闹钟、雷)开始响起来
start out 开始时打算, 本来想要; 动身
take up 1.开始从事
2.提出
3.接纳, 吸收
@@@ 产生, 生效
arise from 由...而引起, 由...而产生
bring forth 引起, 使产生; 生(孩子)
come/spring into being & come into existence 诞生; 形成
come into effect 开始生效, 开始实行
grow out of 产生自...
have an impact/effect on 对...产生影响/作用
put in force 实施...; 使...生效
put into effect 实行; 使生效
result from 因...而产生; 是...的结果
carry／bring／put into effect 使生效，实行，实现
come／go into effect 生效，实施
take effect 生效，起作用
Many banks in Europe are in a position to open L/C and effect payment in Renminbi.
欧洲的许多银行能够开立信用证，而且用人民币支付。
Payment is to be effected (made) before the end of this month.
这个月末以前应该付款。
Could you possibly effect shipment more promptly?
你们能不能提前一点交货呢？
If shipment were effected from Hong Kong, we could receive the goods much earlier.
如果在香港交货，我们可以更早些收到货物。
Packing also effects the reputation of our products.
包装也影响产品的声誉。
I'm sure that shipment will be effected according to the contract stipulation.
我保证我们能按合同规定如期装船。
The contract comes into effect today, we can't go back on our word now.
合同已于今日生效，我们不能反悔了
成效 [chéng xiào] /effect/result/
得 [de ] /a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility/
副作用 [fù zuò yòng] /side effect/
画蛇添足 [huà shé tiān zú] /ruin the effect by adding what is superfluous/lit.: draw legs on a snake; fig.: to overdo it/
见效 [jiàn xiào] /(adj) have the desired effect/
疗效 [liáo xiào] /(n) healing efficacy; healing effect/
慢性 [màn xìng] /(adj) slow acting; slow to take effect/
生效 [shēng xiào] /to take effect/to go into effect/
施行 [shī xíng] /to put in place/put into practice/take effect/
推行 [tuī xíng] /(v) put into effect; carry out/
现行 [xiàn xíng] /be in effect/in force/
效 [xiào] /effect/efficacy/imitate/
效果 [xiào guǒ] /result/effect/
效力 [xiào lì] /(n) positive effect; efficacy/(v) to offer one's help/
效应 [xiào yìng] /effect (e.g. greenhouse effect)/
因缘 [yīn yuán] /chance/opportunity/predestined relationship/(Buddhist) principal and secondary causes/chain of cause and effect/
影响 [yǐng xiǎng] /influence/to effect/to influence/
有效 [yǒu xiào] /effective/in effect/valid/
作用 [zuò yòng] /action/activity/actions/acts/effect/to play a role/
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s.
然而，我们有充分的理由预期这次油价暴涨给经济带来的影响不会像20世纪70年代那么严重。
In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s.
与70年代相比，现在多数国家的原油价格占汽油价格的份额要小很多。
In Europe, taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
在欧洲，税金在汽油零售价的比例高达4/5，因此，即使原油价格发生很大的波动，汽油价格所受的影响也不会像过去那么显著。
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of "double effect, "a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects — a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen — is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect.
尽管裁决认为，宪法没有赋予医生帮助病人自杀的权利，然而最高法庭实际上却认可了医疗界的“双效”原则，这个存在了好几个世纪的道德原则认为，如果某种行为具有双重效果（希望达到的好效果和可以预见得到的坏效果），那么，只要行为实施只是想达到好的效果，这个行为就是可以允许的。
First of all, most substances taken in excess will produce negative effects such as poisoning or intense perceptual distortions.
首先，大多数物质的过量使用都会产生负面影响，如中毒或严重的感知错乱。
Repeated use of a substance can also lead to physical addiction or substance dependence.
反复使用一种物质可以导致成瘾或对该物质的依赖。
Dependence is marked first by an increased tolerance, with more and more of the substance required to produce the desired effect, and then by the appearance of unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the substance is discontinued.
依赖的最初表现是不断增长的耐药量，要产生预期的效果需要的药剂量越来越大，而一旦中断使用就会出现难受的停药症状。
Drugs (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter perception, mood, and behavior are known as psychoactive substances.
影响中枢神经系统、改变感知觉和行为的药物（物质）属于对神经起显著作用的物质，
Psychoactive substances are commonly grouped according to whether they are stimulants, depressants, or hallucinogen.
它们通常分为兴奋剂、镇静剂和幻觉剂。
Stimulants initially speed up or activate the central nervous system, whereas depressants slow it down.
Hallucinogens have their primary effect on perception, distorting and altering it in a variety of ways including producing hallucinations.
兴奋剂主要起到加速或激活中枢神经系统的作用，而镇静剂则相反：减缓它的活动。幻觉剂主要影响人的感知，通过多种方式对感知加以扭曲或改变，其中包括产生幻觉。
These are the substances often called psychedelic (from the Greek word meaning "mind-manifestation") because they seemed to radically alter one's state of consciousness.
这些物质常被认为能“引起幻觉”（psychedelic一词源于希腊语，意为“心灵显现”），因为它们似乎能改变人的意识状态。
And there are long, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy.
在政策改变对经济产生影响前会有一段较长时间且变化不定的后滞期。
But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children.
但环境也一定对其有深刻的影响，因为如果竞争对父母来说很重要的话，那它也可能成为孩子生活中的一个重要因素。
Constant practice has such an effect on memory as to lead to skilful performance on the piano, to recitation of a poem, and even to reading and understanding these words.
反复练习对记忆有很大影响，可以使人们熟练地演奏钢琴、背诵诗歌、乃至总结和理解这些词句。
{adj: a posteriori} involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes
"a posteriori demonstration"
<-> a priori
{adj: a priori} involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact
"an a priori judgment"
<-> a posteriori
{adj: accomplished, effected, established} settled securely and unconditionally
"that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"
{adj: accumulative, cumulative} increasing by successive addition
"the benefits are cumulative"
"the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"
{adj: active} exerting influence or producing a change or effect
"an active ingredient"
<-> inactive
{adj: adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful} having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
"adept in handicrafts"
"an adept juggler"
"an expert job"
"a good mechanic"
"a practiced marksman"
"a proficient engineer"
"a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"
"the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
{adj: adulterating, adulterant} making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
"the adulterating effect of extraneous materials"
<-> purifying
{adj: agonistic, strained} struggling for effect
"agonistic poses"
{adj: allergenic} relating to or having the effect of an allergen
{adj: amendatory} effecting amendment
"added amendatory phrases to the text"
{adj: analgesic, analgetic, anodyne} capable of relieving pain
"the anodyne properties of certain drugs"
"an analgesic effect"
{adj: antagonistic, incompatible} used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
<-> synergistic
{adj: antiadrenergic} relating to blocking or reducing adrenergic effects in the body
{adj: anticancer, antineoplastic, antitumor, antitumour} used in the treatment of cancer
"anticancer drug"
"an antineoplastic effect"
{adj: antidotal} counteracting the effects of a poison
{adj: antimagnetic} impervious to the effects of a magnetic field; resistant to magnetization
"an antimagnetic watch"
<-> magnetic
{adj: antiseptic} freeing from error or corruption
"the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"
{adj: antiseptic} thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
"doctors in antiseptic green coats"
"the antiseptic effect of alcohol"
"it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
<-> septic
{adj: antithyroid} having the effect of counteracting excessive thyroid activity
"antithyroid drugs"
{adj: apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable} clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"
"evident hostility"
"manifest disapproval"
"patent advantages"
"made his meaning plain"
"it is plain that he is no reactionary"
"in plain view"
{adj: arranged, staged} deliberately arranged for effect
"one of those artfully staged photographs"
{adj: ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquilising} tending to soothe or tranquilize
"valium has a tranquilizing effect"
"took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
{adj: aural} relating to or characterized by an aura
"various aural effects that precede a migraine headache"
{adj: beneficial, good, salutary} tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
"beneficial effects of a balanced diet"
"a good night's sleep"
"the salutary influence of pure air"
{adj: beneficial, good} promoting or enhancing well-being
"an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"
"the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"
"the experience was good for her"
{adj: blasting, ruinous} causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
"the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"
"the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"
"a ruinous war"
{adj: bloody} having or covered with or accompanied by blood
"a bloody nose"
"your scarf is all bloody"
"the effects will be violent and probably bloody"
"a bloody fight"
<-> bloodless
{adj: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome} so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a boring evening with uninteresting people"
"the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
"a dull play"
"his competent but dull performance"
"a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"
"what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
"tedious days on the train"
"the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
"other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
{adj: brisant} of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive
{adj: camp, campy} providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
"they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"
"campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's"
{adj: careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn} showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
"looking careworn as she bent over her mending"
"her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"
"that raddled but still noble face"
"shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
{adj: causative} producing an effect
"poverty as a causative factor in crime"
<-> noncausative
{adj: certain, sure} reliable in operation or effect
"a quick and certain remedy"
"a sure way to distinguish the two"
"wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
{adj: certain} established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
"what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"
"it is certain that they were on the bus"
"his fate is certain"
"the date for the invasion is certain"
<-> uncertain
{adj: consequent, ensuant, resultant, resulting, sequent} following as an effect or result
"the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"
"the ensuant response to his appeal"
"the resultant savings were considerable"
"the health of the plants and the resulting flowers"
{adj: contrived} showing effects of planning or manipulation
"a novel with a contrived ending"
{adj: conventionalized, conventionalised, stylized, stylised} using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
"a stylized mode of theater production"
{adj: counteractive} opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
{adj: craved, desired} wanted intensely
"the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"
"it produced the desired effect"
{adj: deadly} (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
{adj: demulcent, emollient, salving, softening} having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
{adj: depreciating, depreciative, depreciatory} tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
"a depreciating currency"
"depreciatory effects on prices"
{adj: deterrent} tending to deter
"the deterrent effects of high prices"
{adj: dignifying, ennobling} investing with dignity or honor
"the dignifying effect of his presence"
"the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings"
{adj: direct} similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
"a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
<-> inverse
{adj: discerning} able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
"discerning taste"
"a discerning eye for color"
{adj: disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent} characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
"effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"
"riotous times"
"these troubled areas"
"the tumultuous years of his administration"
"a turbulent and unruly childhood"
{adj: doped, drugged, narcotized, narcotised} under the influence of narcotics
"knocked out by doped wine"
"a drugged sleep"
"were under the effect of the drugged sweets"
"in a stuperous narcotized state"
{adj: draining, exhausting} having a debilitating effect
"an exhausting job in the hot sun"
{adj: dramatic, spectacular, striking} sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
"a dramatic sunset"
"a dramatic pause"
"a spectacular display of northern lights"
"it was a spectacular play"
"his striking good looks always created a sensation"
{adj: effective, effectual, efficacious} producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
"an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford
"effective teaching methods"
"effective steps toward peace"
"made an effective entrance"
"his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"
"an efficacious law"
<-> ineffective
{adj: effective, good, in effect, in force} exerting force or influence
"the law is effective immediately"
"a warranty good for two years"
"the law is already in effect (or in force)"
{adj: efficacious} marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
"written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley
"the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"
<-> inefficacious
{adj: electric, galvanic, galvanizing, galvanising} affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
"gave an electric reading of the play"
"the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
{adj: environmental} concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment
"environmental pollution"
{adj: erosive} wearing away by friction
"the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline"
{adj: exhilarating, stimulating} making lively and cheerful
"the exhilarating effect of mountain air"
{adj: fundamental, profound} far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
"the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"
"the book underwent fundamental changes"
"committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"
"profound social changes"
{adj: futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing} producing no result or effect
"a futile effort"
"the therapy was ineffectual"
"an otiose undertaking"
"an unavailing attempt"
{adj: geomorphologic, geomorphological, morphologic, morphological, structural} pertaining to geological structure
"geomorphological features of the Black Hills"
"morphological features of granite"
"structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface"
{adj: great} remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
"a great crisis"
"had a great stake in the outcome"
{adj: greenhouse} of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect
"greenhouse gases"
{adj: harmful} causing or capable of causing harm
"too much sun is harmful to the skin"
"harmful effects of smoking"
<-> harmless
{adj: harmless} not producing any toxic effects
{adj: haunting} having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect
"from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee
{adj: hydraulic} moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil)
"hydraulic erosion"
"hydraulic brakes"
{adj: illusional, illusionary} marked by or producing illusion
"illusionary stage effects"
{adj: ill} resulting in suffering or adversity
"ill effects"
"it's an ill wind that blows no good"
{adj: immediate} immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
"the immediate result"
"the immediate cause of the trouble"
{adj: impressive, telling} producing a strong effect
"gave an impressive performance as Othello"
"a telling gesture"
{adj: indirect} not as a direct effect or consequence
"indirect benefits"
"an indirect advantage"
{adj: ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual} not producing an intended effect
"an ineffective teacher"
"ineffective legislation"
<-> effective
{adj: inefficacious} lacking the power to produce a desired effect
"laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime"
<-> efficacious
{adj: innoxious} having no adverse effect
{adj: inverse, reverse} reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
{adj: inverse} opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
"a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)"
<-> direct
{adj: large} fairly large or important in effect; influential
"played a large role in the negotiations"
{adj: large} having broad power and range and scope
"taking the large view"
"a large effect"
"a large sympathy"
{adj: major} greater in scope or effect
"a major contribution"
"a major improvement"
"a major break with tradition"
"a major misunderstanding"
<-> minor
{adj: maleficent} harmful or evil in intent or effect
<-> beneficent
{adj: mild} moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
"a mild winter storm"
"a mild fever"
"fortunately the pain was mild"
"a mild rebuke"
"mild criticism"
<-> intense
{adj: minor} lesser in scope or effect
"had minor differences"
"a minor disturbance"
<-> major
{adj: modeled, sculptural, sculptured, sculpturesque} resembling sculpture
"her finely modeled features"
"rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"
"the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies"
{adj: moral} psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
"a moral victory"
"moral support"
{adj: naturalized, naturalised} planted so as to give an effect of wild growth
"drifts of naturalized daffodils"
{adj: negligible} so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
"the effect was negligible"
{adj: nonsteroidal} not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones
<-> steroidal
{adj: noticed} being perceived or observed
"an easily noticed effect on the rate of growth"
<-> unnoticed
{adj: numbing} causing numbness or insensitivity
"the numbing effect of grief"
{adj: operant} having influence or producing an effect
"many emotional determinants at work"
"an operant conscience"
{adj: operational, in operation, operating} being in effect or operation
"de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko
"bus service is in operation during the emergency"
"the company had several operating divisions"
{adj: operative, key} effective; producing a desired effect
"the operative word"
{adj: opposite} altogether different in nature or quality or significance
"the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"
"it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade
{adj: parasympathomimetic} having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system
"parasympathomimetic drugs slow the heart rate"
{adj: patched, spotty, spotted, black-and-white} having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
"a field patched with ice and snow"
"the wall had a spotty speckled effect"
"a black-and-white spotted cow"
{adj: photochemical} of or relating to or produced by the effects of light on chemical systems
{adj: photoelectric, photoelectrical} of or pertaining to photoelectricity
"the photoelectric effect"
{adj: poisonous, toxicant} having the qualities or effects of a poison
{adj: potent, strong, stiff} having a strong physiological or chemical effect
"a potent toxin"
"potent liquor"
"a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
<-> impotent
{adj: powerful} having great power or force or potency or effect
"the most powerful government in western Europe"
"his powerful arms"
"a powerful bomb"
"the horse's powerful kick"
"powerful drugs"
"a powerful argument"
<-> powerless
{adj: primary} of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand
"primary goals"
"a primary effect"
"primary sources"
"a primary interest"
<-> secondary
{adj: proactive} descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
"proactive inhibition"
"proactive interference"
<-> retroactive
{adj: probative, probatory} tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation
"evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect"
{adj: progestational} of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone)
{adj: proximate} closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
"news of his proximate arrival"
"interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"
<-> ultimate
{adj: pyroligneous, pyrolignic} of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation
{adj: recuperative, restorative} promoting recuperation
"recuperative powers"
"strongly recuperative remedies"
"restorative effects of exercise"
{adj: resistant} impervious to being affected
"resistant to the effects of heat"
"resistant to persuasion"
{adj: retroactive} descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
<-> proactive
{adj: rhetorical} concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking
"a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply"
<-> unrhetorical
{adj: screaming} resembling a scream in effect
"screaming headlines"
"screaming colors and designs"
{adj: significant, important} important in effect or meaning
"a significant change in tax laws"
"a significant change in the Constitution"
"a significant contribution"
"significant details"
"statistically significant"
<-> insignificant
{adj: significant} too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation
"the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level"
"no significant difference was found"
<-> nonsignificant
{adj: slumberous, slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent} inclined to or marked by drowsiness
"slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"
"`slumbery' is archaic"
"the sound had a somnolent effect"
{adj: sobering} tending to make sober or more serious
"the news had a sobering effect"
{adj: steadying} causing to become steady
"had a steadying effect on her nerves"
{adj: steroidal} of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects
<-> nonsteroidal
{adj: stupefying} making physically stupid or dull or insensible
"a stupefying blow to the head"
"the stupefying effects of hemp"
{adj: synergetic, synergistic} working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect
"a synergistic effect"
{adj: synergistic, interactive} used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
<-> antagonistic
{adj: thermal, thermic, caloric} relating to or associated with heat
"thermal movements of molecules"
"thermal capacity"
"thermic energy"
"the caloric effect of sunlight"
<-> nonthermal
{adj: transeunt, transient} of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
<-> immanent
{adj: unmedicinal, unmedicative, unmedical, nonmedicinal} not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed
"he took mind-altering drugs for nonmedicinal reasons"
{adj: violent} effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
"a violent death"
{adj: virtual} existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
"a virtual dependence on charity"
"a virtual revolution"
"virtual reality"
{adj: weird} strikingly odd or unusual
"some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker
{adj: writ large} made more obvious or prominent
"the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features"
{adv: drunkenly} showing effects of much strong drink
"He sang drunkenly"
{adv: effectively, in effect} in actuality or reality or fact
"she is effectively his wife"
"in effect, they had no choice"
{adv: reflexly} in a reflex manner
"such effects can be induced reflexly"
{adv: smoothly} with no problems or difficulties
"put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"
{adv: to that effect} with that general meaning
"she said something to that effect"
{adv: virtually} in essence or effect but not in fact
"the strike virtually paralyzed the city"
"I'm virtually broke"
{n: A-line} women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline
"it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A"
{n: Augsburg Confession} a document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today
{n: Coriolis effect} (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
{n: De Quincey, Thomas De Quincey} English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)
{n: Doppler effect, Doppler shift} change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other
{n: Doppler, Christian Johann Doppler} Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853)
{n: Ekman, Vagn Walfrid Ekman} Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954)
{n: Gordimer, Nadine Gordimer} South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923)
{n: Hawaiian guitar, steel guitar} guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect
{n: Hot Springs National Park} a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects
{n: Lyons, Second Council of Lyons} the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic church
{n: Marcuse, Herbert Marcuse} United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979)
{n: Mexican mint, Salvia divinorum} an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin
{n: Muller, Hermann Joseph Muller} United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967)
{n: Simpson, Sir James Young Simpson} Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870)
{n: Tyndall effect} the phenomenon in which light is scattered by very small particles in its path; it makes a beam of light visible; the scattered light is mainly blue
{n: accretion} (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
{n: actinism} the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects
{n: actinometer} an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)
{n: active placebo} a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
"an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug"
{n: addition} the act of adding one thing to another
"the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"
"the addition of a leap day every four years"
<-> subtraction
{n: adrenergic, adrenergic drug} drug that has the effects of epinephrine
{n: aeromechanics, aerodynamics} the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow
{n: aftereffect} a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
"the drug had unexpected aftereffects"
{n: agent} a substance that exerts some force or effect
{n: agent} an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
"their research uncovered new disease agents"
{n: aging, ageing, senescence} the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
{n: albuterol, Ventolin, Proventil} a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
{n: allopathy} the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
<-> homeopathy
{n: alpha-interferon} a form of interferon that is produced endogenously and commercially for its pharmacological effects (including regulation of the immune system and antiviral and antineoplastic effects)
{n: altitude sickness} effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
{n: amiodarone, Cordarone} an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective
{n: amitriptyline, amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil} a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
{n: amobarbital} a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relive insomnia and as an anticonvulsant
{n: antagonist} a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
<-> synergist
{n: anterograde amnesia, posttraumatic amnesia} loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
{n: anticholinesterase} a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
{n: antidepressant, antidepressant drug} any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
{n: antidote, counterpoison} a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
{n: antihistamine} a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
{n: antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug} any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
{n: antivenin, antivenene} an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
{n: architecture} the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
{n: astatic galvanometer} has a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel the effect of the Earth's magnetic field
{n: atenolol, Tenormin} an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)
{n: attitude} a theatrical pose created for effect
"the actor struck just the right attitude"
{n: aztreonam, Azactam} an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects
{n: bandwagon effect} the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity
"in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"
"polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate"
{n: bank, cant, camber} a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
{n: barbiturate} organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
{n: beta-interferon} a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
{n: bioassay, bio-assay} appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
{n: bioclimatology} the study of effects of climate on living organisms
{n: black humor, black humour} the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
{n: bombshell} an entertainer who has a sensational effect
"she was a blonde bombshell"
{n: boucle} a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect
{n: brisance} the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
{n: business, stage business, byplay} incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
"his business with the cane was hilarious"
{n: butterfly effect} the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
{n: caffeine, caffein} a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects
{n: cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja} the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
{n: caricature, imitation, impersonation} a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
{n: carrier} (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
{n: causal agent, cause, causal agency} any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
{n: causality} the relation between causes and effects
{n: chlorpromazine, Thorazine} a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
{n: clanger} a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
"he dropped a clanger"
{n: clozapine, Clozaril} an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects
{n: coattails effect} (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same party
"he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election"
{n: coca} dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their simulating effect
{n: colorist} a painter able to achieve special effects with color
{n: conceit} an artistic device or effect
"the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"
{n: condition, experimental condition} the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
{n: condition, precondition, stipulation} an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
{n: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot} 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"
{n: consequence, import, moment} having important effects or influence
"decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"
"virtue is of more moment that security"
<-> inconsequence
{n: contrast} the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
{n: conveyance} document effecting a property transfer
{n: cream, ointment, emollient} toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
{n: cryobiology} the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms
{n: cyclooxygenase-1, Cox-1} an enzyme that regulates prostaglandins that are important for the health of the stomach lining and kidneys
"an unfortunate side effect of NSAIDs is that they block Cox-1"
{n: cyclooxygenase-2, Cox-2} an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever
"the beneficial effects of NSAIDs result from their ability to block Cox-2"
{n: cytotoxic drug} any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells
{n: cytotoxin} any substance that has a toxic effect on cells
{n: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis} reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
{n: deed, deed of conveyance, title} a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
"he signed the deed"
"he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
{n: deflator} a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
{n: designer drug} a psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws; mimics the effects of a banned drug; law was revised in 1986 to ban designer drugs
{n: detoxification} a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
{n: device} something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
{n: domino effect} the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
{n: double-blind procedure, double-blind experiment, double-blind study} an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment
"a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects"
{n: doxepin, doxepin hydrochloride, Adapin, Sinequan} a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
{n: drug of abuse, street drug} a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
{n: eclat} brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
"the eclat of a great achievement"
{n: effect, essence, burden, core, gist} the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
{n: effect, force} (of a law) having legal validity
"the law is still in effect"
{n: effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality} power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
<-> ineffectiveness
{n: effects, personal effects} property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
"she left some of her personal effects in the house"
"I watched over their effects until they returned"
{n: effect} a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
"the effects of sleep loss"
"the effect of the anesthetic"
{n: effect} an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
"he just did it for effect"
{n: efficacy, efficaciousness} capacity or power to produce a desired effect
"concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"
<-> inefficacy
{n: electric bell} a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current
{n: electronics} the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
{n: equivalent} a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
"send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
{n: exobiology, space biology, astrobiology} the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
{n: feng shui} rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture
{n: field-effect transistor, FET} a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field
{n: first-order correlation} a partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant)
{n: flashback} an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
{n: flower head} a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae
{n: force} a powerful effect or influence
"the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
{n: formication} hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
{n: gelatin, gel} a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects
{n: gemination} the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
{n: general-purpose bomb, GP bomb} a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect
{n: geopolitics} the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
{n: greenhouse effect, greenhouse warming} warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth
{n: greenhouse gas, greenhouse emission} a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
{n: grisaille} chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
{n: ground effect} apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground
{n: guanabenz, Wytensin} antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system
{n: hairy tongue, furry tongue, black tongue} a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
{n: heat ray} a ray that produces a thermal effect
{n: histamine blocker} a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2
{n: histrionics} a deliberate display of emotion for effect
{n: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion} the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
{n: hovercraft, ground-effect machine} a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
{n: howl, howling, ululation} a long loud emotional utterance
"he gave a howl of pain"
"howls of laughter"
"their howling had no effect"
{n: hypostasis, epistasis} the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
{n: hysteresis} the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field
{n: immunosuppression} lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)
{n: impact, wallop} a forceful consequence; a strong effect
"the book had an important impact on my thinking"
"the book packs a wallop"
{n: implementation, effectuation} the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
{n: implement} instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
{n: imponderable} a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed
"human behavior depends on many imponderables"
{n: impression, effect} 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"
{n: incantation, conjuration} a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect
{n: inconsequence} having no important effects or influence
<-> consequence
{n: indexation} a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
{n: influence} a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
"her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
{n: influence} the effect of one thing (or person) on another
"the influence of mechanical action"
{n: infrared ray} a ray of infrared radiation; produces a thermal effect (as from an infrared lamp)
{n: insult, affront} a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
{n: inverse, opposite} something inverted in sequence or character or effect
"when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
{n: jet stream} a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts
{n: karma} (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
{n: kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea} the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
"in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"
{n: knock-on effect} a secondary or incidental effect
{n: landscaping} a garden laid out for esthetic effect
"they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping"
{n: law of effect} (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad consequences is not repeated
{n: lease, term of a contract} the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
{n: lethal gene} any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life
{n: levallorphan, Lorfan} drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects
{n: light, lightness} the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
{n: lighting} apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film
{n: litotes, meiosis} understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
"saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"
{n: logic bomb, slag code} a delayed action computer virus; a set of instructions surreptitiously inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects
"a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb"
{n: major lobe} the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam
{n: major tranquilizer, major tranquillizer, major tranquilliser, antipsychotic drug, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic, neuroleptic drug, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic} tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
{n: malevolent program} a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
{n: mefloquine, mefloquine hydrochloride, Larium, Mephaquine} an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people
{n: megadeath} the death of a million people
"they calibrate the effects of atom bombs in megadeaths"
{n: mellowness} geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana
{n: metaproterenol, Alupent} a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness
{n: meteortropism} an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.)
{n: methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA} a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States
"MDMA is often used at parties because it enables partygoers to remain active for long periods of time"
{n: metoprolol, Lopressor} beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)
{n: microbiology} the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
{n: minoxidil, Loniten, Rogaine} a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
{n: mixed metaphor} a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect
{n: modifier, modifier gene} a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
{n: modulation} the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
{n: musical chairs} a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance
"the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors"
"shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment"
{n: nalorphine, Nalline} a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine)
{n: narcotic antagonist} an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)
{n: nerve gas, nerve agent} a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
{n: neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction} action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
{n: nolle prosequi, nol pros} an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed
{n: nullification, override} the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
{n: op art} a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve
{n: operation} the state of being in effect or being operative
"that rule is no longer in operation"
{n: orchestration} an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
"the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"
{n: pack} a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
{n: parasympathetic nervous system, parasympathetic} originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels
{n: parodist, lampooner} mimics literary or musical style for comic effect
{n: partial correlation} a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
{n: pathology} the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
{n: pharmacokinetics} the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.
{n: pharmacologist, pharmaceutical chemist} someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)
{n: pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica} the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
{n: phase II clinical trial, phase II} a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored
{n: phase III clinical trial, phase III} a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA
{n: phase IV clinical trials, phase IV} sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials
{n: phencyclidine, phencyclidine hydrochloride, PCP, angel dust} a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
{n: piezoelectricity, piezoelectric effect, piezo effect} electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal
{n: placebo effect} any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs
{n: plain weave, taffeta weave} a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect
{n: poetic license} license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work
{n: point} a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
{n: polygene} a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations
{n: position effect} (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome
{n: potency, effectiveness, strength} capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
"the toxin's potency"
"the strength of the drinks"
{n: potentiation} (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
{n: progestin, progestogen} any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
{n: promulgation} the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
{n: propylene glycol, propanediol} a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects
{n: protamine} a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin
{n: psychological moment} the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect
{n: psychophysics} the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects
{n: radiobiology} the branch of biology that studies the effects of radiation on living organisms
{n: radioprotection} protection against harmful effects of radiation
{n: reaction, response} a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent
"a bad reaction to the medicine"
"his responses have slowed with age"
{n: real gross national product, real GNP} a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation
{n: rhetorical device} a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
{n: safety} the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
"insure the safety of the children"
"the reciprocal of safety is risk"
<-> danger
{n: scavenger} a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
{n: scopolamine, hyoscine} an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
"transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"
"someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"
{n: shade} a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
{n: shamanism, Asian shamanism} an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
{n: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe} an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
"his parting shot was `drop dead'"
"she threw shafts of sarcasm"
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
{n: showcase, show window} a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
"it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"
{n: side effect, fallout} any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
"a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"
{n: side effect} a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy
"severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug"
{n: sight gag, visual joke} a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
{n: skin effect} the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor
{n: soothing syrup} medicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect
{n: sorcery, black magic, black art, necromancy} the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
{n: soteriology} the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency
{n: sound effect} an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play
{n: sound film} motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it
{n: soundman} a technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast)
{n: sound} the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
"the sound of rain on the roof"
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