plural of Compton effect

The phenomenon whereby humans localize sound sources in the direction of the first arriving sound, even in the presence of a single reflection from a different direction.

(statistics) A statistical phenomenon where an individual's likelihood of death appears to increase on or close to their birthday, variously attributed to alcohol consumption, psychological stress, increased suicide risk, and other factors.

The phenomenon that, as social conditions and opportunities improve, social frustration grows more quickly.

The phenomenon of a fire rushing quickly up an inclined surface, due to a combination of the Coandă effect (which causes the fire to hug the inclined surface) and flashover (where the surface of a space near the fire — in this case the surface of the more elevated regions of the incline — is heated until it self-ignites).

(Internet) The phenomenon whereby a site is overwhelmed by traffic after being linked to by a site with a larger audience.

(film) A special effect produced physically, without computer-generated imagery or other postproduction techniques.

plural of practical effect

plural of spot effect

(cinematography) A sound effect representing a single discrete event, such as breaking glass, as opposed to ongoing background sounds.