effective : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: effective	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for effective
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effective adj producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long- distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" Synonym(s): effective, effectual, efficacious Antonym(s): ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" Synonym(s): effective, efficient works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat" exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" Synonym(s): effective, good, in effect(p), in force(p) existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done" ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n. The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effective \Effect"ive\, a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.] Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective* force, remedy, speech; the effective men in a regiment. They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work behind them. --Bacon. Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his heighbor wrong, is criminal. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic; competent. See {Effectual}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n. 1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. --Jer. Taylor. 2. One who is capable of active service. He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at Corinth. --W. P. Johnston. 3. [F. effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe. --Simmonds.