special effect

spe·cial ef·fect

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Definitions of special effect words

noun special effect Usually, special effects. a video or audio illusion in film or other media, created with computer-generated images, prosthetic makeup, pyrotechnics, etc. 1
noun special effect cinema, tv: visual reproduced artificially 1
countable noun special effect In film, special effects are unusual pictures or sounds that are created by using special techniques. 0

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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