ripple-throughadj.
/ˈrɪplθruː/, U.S. /ˈrɪp(ə)lˌθru/ Involving or relating to effects that ripple through something; (also) that ripples through something.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] > consequential or indirect
oblique1528
consequential1627
deductory1655
indirect1823
spillover1953
ripple-through1962
1962 Microelectronics Reliability 1 254/1 Fig. 13 shows a ripple-through counter connexion.
1986 W. L. Schweber Integrated Circuits for Computers v. 126 This ripple-through carry would result in slow overall operation.
1993 M. Z. Bookman Econ. of Secession viii. 163 Although these changes were concentrated in the Western and socialist world, their ripple-through effects permeated Third World states.
1999 B. Lunn in J. Keyes Banking Technol. Handbk. ii. 5 The number of places in the system where the currency field has to be amended, and all the ‘ripple through’ effects, meant that the bank needed a major project.
2008 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 15 Dec. 11 Total job losses would be much larger..if GM failed and went into liquidation, because of the ripple-through effect on the economy.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1962