English > consequence: 3 senses > noun 1, phenomenon| Meaning | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. |
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| Example | "his decision had depressing consequences for business" |
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| Synonyms | effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot |
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| Narrower | Coriolis effect | (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation |
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| aftereffect | Any result that follows its cause after an interval |
| aftermath, wake, backwash | The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) |
| bandwagon effect | The phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity |
| brisance | The shattering or crushing / crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion |
| butterfly effect | The phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large / large / large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago |
| by-product, byproduct | A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence |
| change | The result of alteration or modification |
| coattails effect | (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party |
| dent | An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) |
| domino effect | The consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall / fall) |
| harvest | The consequence of an effort or activity |
| impact, wallop | A forceful consequence |
| influence | The effect of one thing (or person) on another |
| knock-on effect | A secondary or incidental effect |
| offspring, materialization, materialisation | Something that comes into existence as a result |
| outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset | A natural consequence of development |
| placebo effect | Any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo |
| position effect | (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome |
| product | A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances |
| repercussion, reverberation | A remote or indirect consequence of some action |
| response | A result |
| side effect, fallout | Any adverse and unwanted secondary effect |
| spillover | (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure |
| Broader | phenomenon | Any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
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| Spanish | consecuencia, efecto, resultado |
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| Catalan | conseqüència, efecte, resultat |
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| Adjectives | consequent | following or accompanying as a consequence |
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