special effect
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special effect
noun special effects
- An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage. So popular was trickwork and spectacle with nineteenth-century audiences, in fact, that hundreds of plays were written solely as vehicles for magic, special effects, or elaborately trapped settings.
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noun an effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means
| Español | efectos especiales |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 特殊撮影 tokushu satsuei |
| 中文 | 特殊效果 tèshū xiàoguǒ, 特效 tèxiào, 特技 tèjì |
| Português | efeito especial |
| Français | effet spécial |
| Deutsch | Spezialeffekt |
| Română | efect special |
| Русский | спецэффе́кт specɛffékt |
| العربية | عنصر الإبهار ʕunṣur-u l-ʔibhār |
| עברית | אפקט מיוחד efékt meyukhád |
Talk about this word "special effect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/special%20effect. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. special effect. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/special%20effect "special effect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/special%20effect.Cite this
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title = {special effect},
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