Effect
/ɪˈfɛkt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Effect
noun
- The result or outcome of a cause.
"The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."
- Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
- Execution; performance; realization; operation.
- An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
"The effect of flying was most convincing."
- (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
"I just bought a couple of great effects."