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VFX

VFX is the abbreviation of visual effects.

Meaning of visual effects

Noun

visual effects pl (normally plural, singular visual effect)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) The totality of techniques in filmmaking and video production by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of live-action shots.
    Synonyms:
    VFX

Verb

VFX (third-person singular simple present VFXs, present participle VFXing, simple past and past participle VFXed or VFX'd)

  1. (transitive) To create or manipulate (something) using visual effects techniques.
    • When we were filming all the scenes in Charlie’s house, I had a huge scab. I think they VFX’d it out and that’s where most of the budget went.2024 September 20, Sam Damshenas, quoting Joe Locke, “Joe Locke and Jenny Walser on Heartstopper’s darkest (and horniest) season yet”, in Gay Times, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2025

Forms of VFX

third-person singular presentVFXs
present participleVFXing
past participleVFXed
pastVFXed
past participleVFX'd
pastVFX'd

Origin of VFX

From the initial letter of visual, and the pronunciation of effects.

Questions about VFX

What does VFX mean?
VFX means to create or manipulate (something) using visual effects techniques.
What is VFX the abbreviation of?
VFX is the abbreviation of visual effects.
What part of speech is VFX?
VFX is a verb.
What is the past tense of VFX?
The past tense of VFX is VFXed.

Words near VFX in the dictionary

  1. VFRs
  2. VFS
  3. vftable
  4. vftables
  5. VFW
  6. VFX
  7. VFX'd
  8. VFXed
  9. VFXing
  10. VFXs
  11. VG

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: VFX (page history and authors); visual effects (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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