efficient cause
noun Aristotelianism.
See under cause(def 8b).
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Definition for efficient cause (2 of 2)
cause
[ kawz ]
/ kɔz /
noun
verb (used with object), caused, caus·ing.
to be the cause of; bring about.
Origin of cause
1175–1225; Middle English < Latin
causa reason, sake, case
synonym study for cause
1.
Cause,
occasion refer to the starting of effects into motion. A
cause is an agency, perhaps acting through a long time, or a long-standing situation, that produces an effect:
The cause of the quarrel between the two men was jealousy. An
occasion is an event that provides an opportunity for the effect to become evident, or perhaps promotes its becoming evident:
The occasion was the fact that one man's wages were increased.
3. See
reason.
OTHER WORDS FROM cause
British Dictionary definitions for efficient cause (1 of 2)
efficient cause
noun
philosophy
that which produces an effect by a causal process
Compare final cause See also cause (def. 7)
British Dictionary definitions for efficient cause (2 of 2)
cause
/ (kɔːz) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to be the cause of; bring about; precipitate; be the reason for
Derived forms of cause
causable, adjective causability, noun causeless, adjective causer, nounWord Origin for cause
C13: from Latin
causa cause, reason, motive
Idioms and Phrases with efficient cause
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