Effect and Sound effect

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Sound effect and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Sound effect" with "Effect", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: effective, effectual, effected, effectively, effecting

Sound effect noun - An effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play.

Effect and sound effect are semantically related. You can use "Effect" instead a noun phrase "Sound effect".