stage effect

noun

1. a highly spectacular or artificial device or means, especially for attracting attention.

stage effect

noun

1. a special effect created on the stage by lighting, sound, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of stage effect¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

There’s a kind of theme-park gratification to the practical stage effects involved in each murder, from explosions to electrocutions to falling chandeliers.

From Seattle Times

A sweet stage effect embroiders the evening’s final moments, as Celie’s happiness reaches full flower.

From Washington Post

“Jefferson ran away with the stage effect,” Adams lamented, “and all the glory of it.”

From Literature

But while Dorrance dancers are exquisitely skilled tappers, their stage effects are not limited to percussive footwork.

From Washington Post

The theater, especially the technologically sophisticated Paris Opéra, offered aspects of both — heightened moments of great dramatic conflict and sumptuous visions of landscape in its backdrops and stage effects.

From Washington Post