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special effect

[ spesh-uhl i-fekt ]

noun

, Movies, Television.
  1. Usually special effects. a video or audio illusion in film or other media, created with computer-generated images, prosthetic makeup, pyrotechnics, etc. : SFX


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Word History and Origins

Origin of special effect1

First recorded in 1940–45

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Example Sentences

“We wanted to create a very special effect for those ghosts to make it very scary,” he says.

But the best special effect of all was Sigourney Weaver in her tank top.

But, granting the force of these criticisms, the question still remains, Is the special effect of use or disuse transmissible?

In planning a decoration, the artist has generally some special effect in his mind which he wishes to reproduce.

The larynx must not be suddenly pressed down nor jerked up, except when this is desired as a special effect.

But the special effect, I have found, soon wears out The tale simply takes it's place with the rest.

A special effect of this is the removal of carbon dioxide from the air by the enhanced processes of weathering.

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