Wiktionary
n. 1 The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events. 2 (context politics historical English) The theory that, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, and additional South Asian countries.
WordNet
n. 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)
Wikipedia
A domino effect or chain reaction is the cumulative effect produced when one event sets off a chain of similar events. The term is best known as a mechanical effect, and is used as an analogy to a falling row of dominoes. It typically refers to a linked sequence of events where the time between successive events is relatively small. It can be used literally (an observed series of actual collisions) or metaphorically (causal linkages within systems such as global finance or politics).
Domino Effect is the eighth studio album released by the hard rock band Gotthard.
The album peaked at #1 on the Swiss charts and was certified as Platinum for exceeding 30,000 sales.
Domino Effect is the second studio album from The Blizzards, released on 12 September 2008. The band is currently playing shops around Ireland to promote the release. The video for " Trust Me, I'm A Doctor", the first single from the album is currently on rotation on Bubble Hits. A second single, "The Reason" was released in November 2008. The third single, "Postcards", was released on 27 February 2009.
The domino effect is a type of chain reaction.
Domino Effect may also refer to:
- The domino theory, a political theory about the spread of communism
- Revolutionary wave
- Domino Effect (The Blizzards album), 2008
- Domino Effect (Gotthard album), 2007
- "Domino Effect" (Addictive song), 2009
- "Domino Effect", a song by Ozma, from their album Rock and Roll Part Three
- The Domino Effect (novel), a 2003 Doctor Who novel
- An episode of Sex and the City, see List of Sex and the City episodes
- The Domino Effect (concert), a 2009 tribute concert to Fats Domino
- The Domino Effect, an album by Zerra One, see Gavin Harrison
Usage examples of "domino effect".
There is a domino effect: The large refinement has a significant impact on the motion of the other two stars, which in turn has a large impact on the motion of the third star, which then has a substantial impact on the other two, and so on.
The domino effect of its fall brought a whole chain of beams crashing down.
He toppled too, and in another moment I had a graphic demonstration of the domino effect, because dancers were losing their balance all over the room.
Even if she had to make no other detachments, that was going to leave her chronically shorthanded, and she could almost see the domino effect rippling towards her.
There had been no warning, only the troops dropping in wide lines -- a domino effect that left the survivors in shock.