effects

American  

[ih-fekts] / ɪˈfɛkts /

plural noun

1. goods; movables; personal property.

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effects British  

/ ɪˈfɛkts /

plural noun

1. Also called: personal effects.  personal property or belongings

2. lighting, sounds, etc, to accompany and enhance a stage, film, or broadcast production

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Related Words

See property.

Etymology

Origin of effects

Plural of effect

Example Sentences

A placebo-controlled design allows scientists to compare real treatment effects against inactive substitutes.

From Science Daily

They then added additional effects that become important at lower collision energies, where fewer hadrons are produced.

From Science Daily

Today, between the forensic reconstruction of fires and sophisticated modeling, we can understand fires with precision smoke and heat movements, ventilation effects and the interaction of sprinklers.

From The Wall Street Journal

This time the order has flipped, bringing the punitive effects first.

From The Wall Street Journal

These effects were most pronounced in patients with ischemia cardiomyopathy, which is the leading cause of heart failure.

From Science Daily