effect

  • 11effect — (n.) late 14c., a result, from O.Fr. efet (13c., Mod.Fr. effet) result, execution, completion, ending, from L. effectus accomplishment, performance, from pp. stem of efficere work out, accomplish, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + facere to do… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 12Effect — (v. lat. Effectus), 1) Wirkung, Erfolg; bes. 2) günstiger Erfolg …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 13Effect — Effect, lat. effectus, die Wirkung; E.en, das bewegliche Vermögen mit Ausnahme des Geldes; Staatspapiere, überhaupt Creditpapiere mit Ausnahme der Wechsel; E.enhandel, der Verkehr in Credit oder Werthpapieren; E.ensocietät, Handelscollegium in… …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 14effect — англ. [ифэ/кт] Effekt нем. [эфэ/кт] effet фр. [эфэ/] effetto ит. [эффе/тто] эффект, впечатление …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 15effect — ▪ I. effect ef‧fect 1 [ɪˈfekt] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the way in which an action, event, or person changes someone or something: • Inflation is having a disastrous effect on the economy. demonˈstration efˌfect [singular] …

    Financial and business terms

  • 16effect — ef|fect1 W1S1 [ıˈfekt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(change/result)¦ 2 put/bring something into effect 3 take effect 4¦(law/rule)¦ 5 with immediate effect/with effect from 6 in effect 7 to good/great/no etc effect 8 to this/that/the effect 9¦(idea/feeling)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17effect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change that is caused by sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, dramatic, far reaching, important, marked, powerful, profound, pronounced, significant …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 18effect — n. efficacy influence 1) to have, produce an effect on 2) to heighten an effect 3) to take effect (the drug took effect) 4) to feel an effect (I feel the effect of the narcotic) 5) to mar; negate, nullify; sleep off the effect (of smt.) 6) an… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 19effect — ef|fect1 [ ı fekt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a change that is produced in one person or thing by another: an adverse/beneficial effect (=a bad/good effect): East German companies were suffering the adverse effects of German economic union.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20effect — [[t]ɪfe̱kt[/t]] ♦ effects, effecting, effected 1) N VAR: oft N of/on n, N of ing, adj N The effect of one thing on another is the change that the first thing causes in the second thing. Parents worry about the effect of music on their adolescent… …

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