dramatic effect

collocation in English

meaningsofdramaticandeffect

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dramatic
adjective
uk
/drəˈmæt.ɪk/
us
/drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/
very sudden or noticeable, or full of action ...
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effect
noun
uk
/ɪˈfekt/
us
/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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(Definition ofdramaticandeffectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, the mostdramaticeffectcomes from oscillating the observer's position very rapidly.
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As earlier commentators have noted, thisdramaticeffectinvokes the aesthetic of the sublime and the shape of the formation suggests associations with religious architecture.
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These invariably include statements of intention, descriptions ofdramaticeffectwhether desired or achieved, aesthetic manifestos, and pleas of self-justification.
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Moreover, the manipulation of exposure duration had adramaticeffecton which brain regions were activated.
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And the question that is the focus of this discussion: what role did staging play in thedramaticeffectof the work?
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The rationality of rule-guided behavior is assured by thedramaticeffectthat the rules have on practical reasoning.
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Therefore, low survivorship (when overestimated) will not have thedramaticeffectit would seem to on its original scale.
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The new adversarial system not only created the role of the expert witness, but also had adramaticeffecton its deployment in the courtroom.
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The order in which we perform the composition of substitutions has adramaticeffecton the efficiency of the rewriting system.
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As can be seen this has adramaticeffecton its memory and cache behaviour.
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It is likely that cache optimizations rather than communication optimizations will have a moredramaticeffectin these cases.
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As we shall see, several rare sets of eighteenth-century manuscript staging annotations or prompt notes reveal staging decisions that contribute todramaticeffect.
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While the entropy here may be underestimated, this illustrates thedramaticeffectthat energetic correlations have on the dynamics.
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The time spent in each water potential range is likely to have adramaticeffecton the overall assessment of the effect of drying.
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An exacerbation of any underlying pathology, or an acute event of any sort can have adramaticeffecton function.
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In general, garbage collection can have adramaticeffect, both because of the time taken, and because of its impact on data placement.
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In the case where the market value is below the actuarial value, capital gains have an even moredramaticeffect.
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With increasing impetus through the 1970s, performance on historical instruments came from the margins towards the centre withdramaticeffect.
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