phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

offspring, materialisation, materialization - something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"

aftereffect - any result that follows its cause after an interval

aftermath, wake, backwash - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"

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"

brisance - the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion

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

by-product, byproduct - a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

change - the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"

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"

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

dent - an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"

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)

harvest - the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"

wallop, impact - a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"

knock-on effect - a secondary or incidental effect

offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset - a natural consequence of development

product - a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue"

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

position effect - (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene produced by changing its location in a chromosome

repercussion, reverberation - a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

response - a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

fallout, side effect - any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"

spillover - (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure

appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

figure - the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"

mark - the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"

tout ensemble - a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts

validness, validity - the quality of having legal force or effectiveness

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

aftereffect - a delayed effect of a drug or therapy; "the drug had unexpected aftereffects"

bummer - a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug

side effect - a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy; "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug"

impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

sound effect - an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play

special effect - an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)

meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous"

accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

draw, get - in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"

precipitate - bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"

induce, hasten, stimulate, rush - cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

serve - contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity"

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

bring to bear - bring into operation or effect; "The new members brought to bear new concerns to the U.N."

carry - extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"

backdate - make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"