Look up: effective

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   effective
   [Adjective] Successful. Producing the result you wanted.
   Example: This nappy cream is very effective.
   See also: effect, affect
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   effective
   [adj] - (military) equipped and ready for service 2. [adj] - works well as a means or remedy 3. [adj] - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect 4. [adj] - exerting force or influence 5. [adj] - able to accomplish a purpose 6. [adj] - existing in fact
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   effective
   the time needed for the quantity of a given radionuclide in the body to be reduced by half, either through loss of radioactivity or by biological elimination; -DDMG Category: Management in the public and private sector • that portion of the elapsed time,excluding the check time,during which the worker is engaged in the proper performance of a prescribed job Category: Labour &bul...
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   Effective
   Ef·fect'ive adjective [ Latin effectivus : confer French effectif .] Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the effective men in a regiment. « They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work behind them.» Bacon. &# ...
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   Effective
   Ef·fect'ive noun 1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. Jer. Taylor. 2. One who is capable of active service. « He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at Corinth.» W. P. Johnston. 3. [ French effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used i ...
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   Effective
   Ef·fect'ive noun The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective .
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   effective
   Producing the intended result. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   effective
   efficient adjective able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; `people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons...`-G.B.Shaw; `effective personnel`; `an efficient secretary`; `the efficient cause of the revolution`
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   effective
   good adjective exerting force or influence; `the law is effective immediately`; `a warranty good for two years`; `the law is already in effect (or in force)`
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    effective
    adjective existing in fact; not theoretical; real; `a decline in the effective demand`; `confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done`
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    effective
    adjective works well as a means or remedy; `an effective reprimand`; `a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat`
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    effective
    adjective ready for service; `the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers`
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    effective
    adjective producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; `an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch`s broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation`-LewisMumford; `effective teaching methods`; `effective steps toward peace`; `made an effective entrance`; `his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action`; `an efficacious law`
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    Effective
    • (n.) Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe. • (n.) One who is capable of active service. • (n.) That which produces a given effect; a cause. • (a.) Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; ...
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    effective
    producing the intended result.
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