edge effect
noun
: the effect of an abrupt transition between two quite different adjoining ecological communities on the numbers and kinds of organisms in the marginal habitat
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The bright glow is an edge effect from a roof used to block the sun, around which the colorful corona appeared.
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Stephen James O’Meara, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2021
My current lipstick look as of late has been that hazy dreamy, blurred-edge effect.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 18 May 2018
Conservationists do already think about edge effects, says Haddad, but typically on the scale of tens of meters—not hundreds.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2017
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Stephen James O’Meara, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2021
My current lipstick look as of late has been that hazy dreamy, blurred-edge effect.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 18 May 2018
Conservationists do already think about edge effects, says Haddad, but typically on the scale of tens of meters—not hundreds.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2017
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“Edge effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edge%20effect. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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