Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | 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" Synonyms: impression | |
3. | effect - (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" Synonyms: force | |
4. | effect - a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic" | |
5. | effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" | |
6. | effect - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | |
Verb | 1. | effect - produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave" |
2. | effect - act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change" |
EFFECT. The operation of a law, of an agreement, or an act, is called its
effect.
2. By the laws of the United States, a patent cannot be granted for an
effect only, but it may be for a new mode or application of machinery to
produce effects. 1 Gallis. 478; see 4 Mason, 1; Pet. C. C. R. 394; 2 N. H.
R. 61.