snowball effect en · NOUN
Etymology
By analogy to a snowball that accumulates mass at an increasing rate as it rolls, thereby accelerating its growth.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) An accelerating growth of magnitude, including fame, fortune, importance, or danger.
The success of these women has had the snowball effect of bringing more and more women into the sport over the past few years.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowball effects | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
chain reaction · butterfly effect · snowballing · positive feedback · slippery slope · domino effect · exponential growth
Translations (18)
fr effet boule de neige (accelerating growth) · ru эффе́кт сне́жного ко́ма (accelerating growth) · de Schneeballeffekt (accelerating growth) · he אפקט כדור השלג (accelerating growth) · pl efekt kuli śnieżnej (accelerating growth) · cmn 雪球效應 /雪球效应 (accelerating growth) · pt efeito bola de neve (accelerating growth) · af sneeubaleffek (accelerating growth) · fa اثر گلوله برفی (accelerating growth) · ca efecte bola de neu (accelerating growth) · az qartopu effekti (accelerating growth) · ka თოვლის გუნდის ეფექტი (accelerating growth) · nl sneeuwbaleffect (accelerating growth) · fi lumipalloefekti (accelerating growth) · da sneboldeffekt (accelerating growth) · tr kar topu etkisi (accelerating growth) · sv snöbollseffekt (accelerating growth) · ar تأثير كرة الثلج (accelerating growth)