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special effects

spe·cial ef·fects
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spesh-uh l ih-fekts]
    • /ˈspɛʃ əl ɪˈfɛkts/
    • /ˈspeʃl ɪˈfekt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spesh-uh l ih-fekts]
    • /ˈspɛʃ əl ɪˈfɛkts/

Definitions of special effects words

  • noun special effects Usually, special effects. a video or audio illusion in film or other media, created with computer-generated images, prosthetic makeup, pyrotechnics, etc. 1
  • noun plural special effects techniques used in the production of scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques 0
  • noun special effects artificial visual effects, either realistic or fantastic, used to create illusions in films 0
  • noun special effects the art or work of creating these illusions 0
  • noun special effects the complex mechanical devices and photographic techniques used to produce the effects 0
See all 5 definitions of special effects

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Origin of special effects

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Special effects

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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special effects popularity

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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for special effects

noun special effects

  • camerawork — The camerawork in a film is the way it has been filmed, especially if the style is interesting or unusual in some way.
  • morphing — Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment. Compare allomorph (def 2).
All 2 Synonyms of special effects

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