cumulative effect

collocation in English

meaningsofcumulativeandeffect

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cumulative
adjective
uk
/ˈkjuː.mjə.lə.tɪv/
us
/ˈkjuː.mjə.lə.t̬ɪv/
increasing by one addition ...
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effect
noun
uk
/ɪˈfekt/
us
/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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(Definition ofcumulativeandeffectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For a sufficiently large negative anisotropy, thecumulativeeffectcan evenly suppress the non-resonant filamentation mode along x-axis.
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This emphasis is most useful when a comparison is made with performances by other actors and attention paid to the finalcumulativeeffect.
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But thecumulativeeffectof the slim volume is to suggest the usefulness of such journals for the socio-cultural history of automobility.
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The acquisition of calcium signalling by oocytes in vitro is always impaired by thecumulativeeffectof insulin and gonadotropins.
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Recurrent asphyxial exposure may have acumulativeeffectand lead to a different distribution of brain damage.
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Thecumulativeeffectof these three chapters is to build a strong case for debt cancellation.
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In addition, no account is taken of thecumulativeeffectof the occurrence of predicted phonemes in specific positions within a word.
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For the reader, thecumulativeeffectis of a rich, well presented but indigestible meal.
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Despite this thecumulativeeffectupon the bulb of mite infestation is extremely serious.
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In some sense it is like acumulativeeffectof jet collision.
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Thecumulativeeffectcreates the impression that the chapters were written by several authors who used the same research notes.
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However, thecumulativeeffectof treatment over many years was not considered and no longitudinal studies were identified.
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Thecumulativeeffect, though radiating an artless innocence, was far from infantile.
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The mapping function calculates acumulativeeffectof all of those forces and chooses a locomotion command.
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Thecumulativeeffectof neighbouring farms adopting similar practices could lead to significant deterioration in water quality.
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It could primarily be a function of the individual, rather than the group, or it could be acumulativeeffectof previous interactions, or both.
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The latter entails thecumulativeeffectof waves that are slightly or greatly out of phase.
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In our system, thecumulativeeffectof this is a recirculation of fluid between the upper layers in the basin.
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This hypothesis seems unlikely when thecumulativeeffectof additional evidence, discussed only superficially in this article, is considered.
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In other words, there may have been acumulativeeffectthat is not reflected in individual measures of pronunciation.
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