Definitions for Snowball effect
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1. snowball effectnoun

   An accelerating growth of magnitude, including fame, fortune, importance, or danger.

2. Etymology: By analogy with the way a snowball collects the more snow in one turn the larger it is, as it rolls down a hillside.

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1. Snowball effect

   A snowball effect is a process that starts from an initial state of small significance and builds upon itself, becoming larger (graver, more serious), and also perhaps potentially dangerous or disastrous (a vicious circle), though it might be beneficial instead (a virtuous circle). This is a cliché in cartoons and modern theatrics, and it is also used in psychology. 'Snowball Effect' also a name of a SpongeBob SquarePants episode. The common analogy is with the rolling of a snowball down a snow-covered hillside. As it rolls the ball will pick up more snow, gaining more mass and surface area, and picking up even more snow and momentum as it rolls along. In aerospace engineering, it is used to describe the multiplication effect in an original weight saving. A reduction in the weight of the fuselage will require less lift, meaning the wings can be smaller. Hence less thrust is required and therefore smaller engines, resulting in a greater weight saving than the original reduction. This iteration can be repeated several times, although the decrease in weight gives diminishing returns. The startup process of a feedback electronic oscillator, when power to the circuit is switched on, is a technical application of the snowball effect. Electronic noise is amplified by the oscillator circuit and returned to its input filtered to contain primarily the selected (desired) frequency, gradually getting stronger in each cycle, until a steady-state oscillation is established, when the circuit parameters satisfy the Barkhausen stability criterion.

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1. Snowball effect

   Snowball effect is a figurative term for a process that starts from an initial state of small significance and builds upon itself, becoming larger, and also perhaps potentially dangerous or disastrous, though it might be beneficial instead. This is a very common cliché in cartoons and modern theatrics and it is also used in Psychology. The common analogy is with the rolling of a small ball of snow down a snow-covered hillside. As it rolls the ball will pick up more snow, gaining more mass and surface area, and picking up even more snow and momentum as it rolls along. The startup process of a feedback electronic oscillator, when power to the circuit is switched on, is a technical application of the snowball effect. Electronic noise is amplified by the oscillator circuit and returned to its input on the selected frequency, gradually getting stonger in each cycle, until a steady-state oscillation is established, when the circuit parameters satisfy the Barkhausen stability criterion.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Snowball effect in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Snowball effect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Snowball effect in a Sentence

1. Fadel Zeidan:

   Our medication society is set up to just give somebody pain pills and now we’re seeing problems with that, doctors are getting more stringent so individuals are going to the street for drugs that make them feel better and are cheaper. It’s a snowball effect.

2. Sofie Karasek:

   The people who are dedicated to changing policy are Know Your, we're recognizing the snowball effect that comes from speaking out.

3. Preston Grinstead:

   He's at a tremendous disadvantage, i feel like these are some of the most important years of school because it's the fundamentals and basics … We were worried it would create a snowball effect over the next several years.

4. Preston Grinstead:

   I feel like these are some of the most important years of school because it's the fundamentals and basics … We were worried it would create a snowball effect over the next several years.

5. Jules Bernard:

   It may have been a snowball effect.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Snowball_Effect
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowball_Effect
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Snowball effect