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ripple effect

rip·ple ef·fect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rip-uh l ih-fekt]
    • /ˈrɪp əl ɪˈfɛkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rip-uh l ih-fekt]
    • /ˈrɪp əl ɪˈfɛkt/

Definitions of ripple effect words

  • noun ripple effect a spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event. 1
  • noun ripple effect spread or influence of sth 1
  • countable noun ripple effect If an event or action has a ripple effect, it causes several other events to happen one after the other. 0
  • noun ripple effect the repercussions of an event or situation experienced far beyond its immediate location 0
  • noun ripple effect the spreading effects experienced as the result of a single event 0
See all 5 definitions of ripple effect

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Origin of ripple effect

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Ripple effect

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ripple effect

ripple effect popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ripple effect usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ripple effect

noun ripple effect

  • cause and effect — You use cause and effect to talk about the way in which one thing is caused by another.
  • domino effect — the cumulative effect that results when one event precipitates a series of like events.
  • domino theory — a theory that if one country is taken over by an expansionist, especially Communist, neighbor, party, or the like, the nearby nations will be taken over one after another.
  • knock-on — If there is a knock-on effect, one action or event causes several other events to happen one after the other.
  • knock-on effect — a chain reaction.
All 5 Synonyms of ripple effect

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