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Effect: A device which modifies sonic structures creatively with various processing techniques.

Eberhard Effect: Border effect occurring in a developed image. It appears as a dense line along an edge of high density and as a light line along an edge of low density. It occurs most often in plates develo . . . View Full Definition

Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor ( Mosfet): A type of large output transistor used in the final stages of many power amplifiers, and commonly found in most car and home amplifiers today. These field-effect transistors are controlled b . . . View Full Definition

Resonance Effect: If electron density at a particular point in a molecule is higher or lower than what you'd expect from a single Lewis structure, and various canonical structures can be drawn to show how ele . . . View Full Definition

Digital Video Effects (DVE): Special effects created with digital, computer-based technology. Compare with electronic effects.

Greenhouse Effect: The overall warming of the earth's lower atmosphere primarily due to carbon dioxide and water vapor which permit the sun's rays to heat the earth, but then restrict some heat-energy from esc . . . View Full Definition

Memory Effect: The life of a battery may be gradually shortened if it is recharged before it is completely discharged. Memory effect most commonly occurs with Nickel Cadmium batteries are less of a problem . . . View Full Definition

Haas Effect: Also known as precedence effect, describes the human psychoacoustic phenomena of correctly identifying the direction of a sound source heard in both ears but arriving at different times. Due . . . View Full Definition

Additive Genetic Effects: When the combined effects of alleles at different loci are equal to the sum of their individual effects.

Tyndall Effect: Light passing through a colloid is scattered by suspended particles. The light beam becomes clearly visible; this phenomenon is called the Tyndall effect. For example, car headlight beams ca . . . View Full Definition