Effect (n.) Execution |
Effect (n.) Manifestation |
Effect (n.) In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause |
Effect (n.) Impression left on the mind |
Effect (n.) Power to produce results |
Effect (n.) Consequence intended |
Effect (n.) The purport |
Effect (n.) Reality |
Effect (n.) Goods |
Effect (v. t.) To produce, as a cause or agent |
Effect (v. t.) To bring to pass |
Film (n.) A thin skin |
Film (n.) A slender thread, as that of a cobweb. |
Film (v. t.) To cover with a thin skin or pellicle. |
Focus (n.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed |
Focus (n.) A point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distace between any point of the curve and the focus to the distance of the same point from the directrix is constant. |
Focus (n.) A central point |
Focus (v. t.) To bring to a focus |
Photo (n.) A contraction of Photograph. |
Photo- () A combining form from Gr. fw^s, fwto`s, light |
Photo-electric (a.) Acting by the operation of both light and electricity |
Photo-electrotype (n.) An electrotype plate formed in a mold made by photographing on prepared gelatine, etc. |
Photo-engraving (n.) The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing |
Photo-epinasty (n.) A disproportionately rapid growth of the upper surface of dorsiventral organs, such as leaves, through the stimulus of exposure to light. |
Soft (superl.) Easily yielding to pressure |
Soft (superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch |
Soft (superl.) Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale |
Soft (superl.) Not harsh or offensive to the sight |
Soft (superl.) Not harsh or rough in sound |
Soft (superl.) Easily yielding |
Soft (superl.) Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like |
Soft (superl.) Effeminate |
Soft (superl.) Gentle in action or motion |
Soft (superl.) Weak in character |
Soft (superl.) Somewhat weak in intellect. |
Soft (superl.) Quiet |
Soft (superl.) Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves |
Soft (superl.) Not tinged with mineral salts |
Soft (superl.) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.) |
Soft (superl.) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance |
Soft (n.) A soft or foolish person |
Soft (adv.) Softly |
Soft (interj.) Be quiet |
Soft-finned (a.) Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible |
Soft-headed (a.) Weak in intellect. |
Soft-hearted (a.) Having softness or tenderness of heart |
Soft-shell (a.) Alt. of Soft-shelled |
Soft-shelled (a.) Having a soft or fragile shell. |
Soft-spoken (a.) Speaking softly |
film festival | a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year) |
soft-shoe soft-shoe shuffle soft-shoe dancing | tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles |
moviemaking movie making film making | the production of movies |
film editing cutting | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
buyer's market buyers' market soft market | a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy |
soft sell | suggestive or persuasive advertising |
soft-finned fish malacopterygian | any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii |
soft-shelled turtle pancake turtle | voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin, can inflict painful bites |
soft tick argasid | tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell |
soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
drygoods soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
field-effect transistor FET | a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field |
film | a thin coating or layer, the table was covered with a film of dust |
film photographic film | photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion, used to make negatives or transparencies |
film plastic film | a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things |
film advance | a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector |
hovercraft ground-effect machine | a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines |
motion-picture film movie film cine-film | photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool, to be used in a movie camera |
movie projector cine projector film projector | projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures |
orthochromatic film | a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light |
panchromatic film | photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red) |
photograph photo exposure picture pic | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide, recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material |
roll film | photographic film wound on a spool |
cling film clingfilm Saran Wrap | a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself, used for wrapping food |
soap film | a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap |
soft drug | a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction |
soft pedal | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound |
soft soap green soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils, used in certain skin diseases |
sound film | motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it |
Xay film | photographic film used to make Xay pictures |
impression effect | an outward appearance, he made a good impression, I wanted to create an impression of success, she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting |
focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system, in focus, out of focus |
effect force | (of a law) having legal validity, the law is still in effect |
focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea, the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion |
weak part weak spot soft spot | a place of especial vulnerability |
soft palate velum | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
fontanelle fontanel soft spot | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
focus focusing focussing focal point direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
soft option | an easier alternative, the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade |
law of effect | (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences, behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad consequences is not repeated |
effect | an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived), he just did it for effect |
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) |
stage effect | a special effect created on the stage |
film cinema celluloid | a medium that disseminates moving pictures, theater pieces transferred to celluloid, this story would be good cinema, film coverage of sporting events |
soft copy | (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen, he sent them soft copy of the report |
effect essence burden core gist | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |