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RESULT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause

Synonyms:

result; resultant role

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("result" is a kind of...):

participant role; semantic role ((linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

Example:

he computed the result to four decimal places

Synonyms:

answer; resolution; result; solution; solvent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("result" is a kind of...):

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "result"):

denouement (the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Something that results

Example:

he listened for the results on the radio

Synonyms:

final result; outcome; result; resultant; termination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("result" is a kind of...):

conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "result"):

denouement (the outcome of a complex sequence of events)

deal (the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement))

decision (the outcome of a game or contest)

decision ((boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred)

aftermath; consequence (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)

separation (the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal))

sequel; subsequence (something that follows something else)

worst (the least favorable outcome)

Derivation:

result (issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Example:

he acted very wise after the event

Synonyms:

consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("result" is a kind of...):

phenomenon (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "result"):

harvest (the consequence of an effort or activity)

impact; wallop (a forceful consequence; a strong effect)

influence (the effect of one thing (or person) on another)

knock-on effect (a secondary or incidental effect)

branch; offset; offshoot; outgrowth (a natural consequence of development)

product (a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances)

placebo effect (any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs)

position effect ((genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome)

repercussion; reverberation (a remote or indirect consequence of some action)

response (a result)

fallout; side effect (any adverse and unwanted secondary effect)

spillover ((economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure)

materialisation; materialization; offspring (something that comes into existence as a result)

aftereffect (any result that follows its cause after an interval)

aftermath; backwash; wake (the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event))

bandwagon effect (the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity)

brisance (the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion)

butterfly effect (the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago)

by-product; byproduct (a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence)

change (the result of alteration or modification)

coattails effect ((politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party)

Coriolis effect ((physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere)

dent (an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening))

domino effect (the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall))

Derivation:

result (issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end)

result (produce as a result or residue)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Come about or follow as a consequence

Example:

nothing will result from this meeting

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "result" is one way to...):

come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

Example:

result in tragedy

Synonyms:

ensue; result

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "result" is one way to...):

prove; turn out; turn up (be shown or be found to be)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "result"):

come (happen as a result)

be due; flow from (be the result of)

fall out; follow (come as a logical consequence; follow logically)

come after; follow (come after in time, as a result)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

result (something that results)

result (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)

resultant (the final point in a process)

resultant (occurring with or following as a consequence)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Produce as a result or residue

Example:

Her blood left a stain on the napkin

Synonyms:

lead; leave; result

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "result" is one way to...):

bring about; give rise; produce (cause to happen, occur or exist)

Verb group:

leave (act or be so as to become in a specified state)

leave (have left or have as a remainder)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "result"):

lead (tend to or result in)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

result (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)

resultant (something that results)

resultant (occurring with or following as a consequence)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(9;22)(q34;q11) that fuses the extreme 5' portion of the ABL1 to part of the 3' portion of the BCR gene.

(ABL1/BCR Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

I measure the results by the books.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The high spirit and strong passions of Mrs. Rushworth, especially, were made known to him only in their sad result.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I hastened to return home, and Elizabeth eagerly demanded the result.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

In the second case the result was complete.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

That new moon will make it easier for you to see results for your hard work.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It would be the natural result of your affection for her.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Emma waited the result with impatience, but not without strong hopes.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

It had been matter of conversation with Agnes when she was last in town, and this visit was the result.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The combined data resulted in a better, deeper and more complete image of the system.

(Yellowstone magma discovery, NSF)