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effect vs offset

offset vs effect

effect and offset both are nouns.

effect and offset both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
effect Yes No Yes No
offset Yes No Yes No
As nouns, offset is a hyponym of effect; that is, offset is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than effect:
  • effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • offset: a natural consequence of development
effect (noun) offset (noun)
an outward appearance structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
(of a law) having legal validity a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) a natural consequence of development
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon a compensating equivalent
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug the time at which something is supposed to begin
effect (verb) offset (verb)
produce produce by offset printing
act so as to bring into existence create an offset in
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
make up for
compensate for or counterbalance
Difference between effect and offset

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