visual effect

A form of visual effects — The totality of techniques in filmmaking and video production by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of live-action shots.

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Meanings

nounvisual effect (plural visual effects)

plural visual effects

  1. singularsingular of visual effects
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visual effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20effect

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“visual effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20effect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “visual effect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20effect.

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