visual effects

noun

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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VFX
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Meanings

nounvisual effects pl (normally plural, singular visual effect)

singular visual effect

  1. pluralplural normallybroadcastingThe totality of techniques in filmmaking and video production by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of live-action shots.

    Synonyms: VFX

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe totality of techniques in filmmaking and video production by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of live-action shots.

Similar
VFX
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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