optical effects: Meaning and Definition of

op'tical effects'

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— Motion Pictures, Television. Motion Pictures,Television.
  1. special visual effects, as the wipe or dissolve, created in the camera or esp. in a film laboratory by technicians using complex optical and electronic equipment. Also called
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