a ripple effect



a ripple effect

if something has a ripple effect, it affects something else, which then affects other things Court rulings often have a ripple effect, spreading into areas of law that weren't part of the original cases.
See also: effect, ripple

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Flutura-Albanian
ConchaKON-chahSpanish
Indrani-Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Hindi
BeckyBEK-eeEnglish
Antoniahn-TAW-nee (Polish), ən-TAW-nee (Catalan)Polish, Catalan
Bijay-Bengali