SPECIAL EFFECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does special effect mean? 

• SPECIAL EFFECT (noun)
  The noun SPECIAL EFFECT has 1 sense:

1. an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)

  Familiarity information: SPECIAL EFFECT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPECIAL EFFECT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("special effect" is a kind of...):

effect (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "special effect"):

stage effect (a special effect created on the stage)