English Explanatory Dictionary

cumulative effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state in which a series of repeated actions have an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects; noted especially in the repeated administration of drugs or repeated consumption of trace elements or chemicals that show no immediate effect.

Word forms

cumulative effect cumulative effects
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