ripple effect

English - Turkish

Definition of ripple effect in English Turkish dictionary

dalgalanma etkisi

(Tiyatro) dalgalama

English - English

Definition of ripple effect in English English dictionary

the effect of one event setting off other events in an unexpected way, or unexpected areas

Defaults in America's mortgage lending businesses are causing a ripple effect through the major banks in other continents.

If an event or action has a ripple effect, it causes several other events to happen one after the other. Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services. = knock-on effect. A gradually spreading effect or influence: "Those deviations tend to have a ripple effect throughout the economy as a whole" (Tom Clancy)

Hyphenation

rip·ple ef·fect

Turkish pronunciation

rîpıl ıfekt

Synonyms

causal sequence, contagion effect, dispersion, dissemination, domino effect, knock-on effect, overspreading, slippery slope, sprawl

Pronunciation

/ˈrəpəl əˈfekt/ /ˈrɪpəl əˈfɛkt/

Etymology

() by analogy with the spreading ripples on the surface of a body of water when a stone is thrown in.