relationship of cause and effect

  • 1relationship between cause and effect — connection between a cause and a result, link between the source and the outcome …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2cause and effect relation — relationship between one thing that causes another …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 3cause and effect — the relationship between an action or event and the effect that it produces. → cause …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 4cause-and-effect — /kawz euhnd i fekt , euhn /, adj. noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 5cause-and-effect — /kawz euhnd i fekt , euhn /, adj. noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 6Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 7effect — ef|fect1 W1S1 [ıˈfekt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(change/result)¦ 2 put/bring something into effect 3 take effect 4¦(law/rule)¦ 5 with immediate effect/with effect from 6 in effect 7 to good/great/no etc effect 8 to this/that/the effect 9¦(idea/feeling)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8cause — 1 n 1: something that brings about an effect or result the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff s injury ◇ The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause: cause in fact in this entry but–for… …

    Law dictionary

  • 9cause — noun 1》 a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.     ↘reasonable grounds for a belief or action. 2》 a principle or movement which one is prepared to defend or advocate.     ↘something deserving of support. 3》 a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 10effect — n 1 Effect, result, consequence, upshot, aftereffect, aftermath, sequel, issue, outcome, event are comparable in signifying something, usually a condition, situation, or occurrence, ascribable to a cause or combination of causes. Effect is the… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms