"special effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: special effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} special effect (plural special effects)
  1. (film, television) An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage. Wikipedia link: special effect Tags: plural, usually Categories (topical): Cinematography, Film, Television Related terms: FX, F/X, SFX, S.F.X. Translations (effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means): efecte especial [masculine] (Catalan), 特殊效果 (tèshū xiàoguǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), 特效 (tèxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 特技 (tèjì) (Chinese Mandarin), erikoisefekti (Finnish), effet spécial [masculine] (French), Spezialeffekt [masculine] (German), efek khusus (Indonesian), efek visual (Indonesian), 特殊撮影 (tokushu satsuei) (Japanese), kesan istimewa (Malay), kesan khas (Malay), ata mariko (Maori), efeito especial [masculine] (Portuguese), efect special [neuter] (Romanian), спецэффе́кт (specɛffékt) [masculine] (Russian), efectos especiales [masculine, plural] (Spanish), specialeffekt [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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