0 the situation in which something, usually something bad, happens, causing other similar events to happen --
1 the situation in which one event causes a series of related events, one following another: --
If one member of a market defaults, it is vital to prevent a domino effect which could bring down other members.
I do not believe that this domino effect can continue.
If the species die out, the natural equilibrium is disturbed - triggering a dangerous domino effect.
Banks are becoming less important in the economy which, producing less, needs fewer workers, and thus a domino effect is created.
This could put a stop to the negative domino effect.
All that would do is to institute a domino effect that would lead to a loss of confidence by the markets.
I am not confident that sufficient time has been taken to assess the likely domino effect caused by the downgrading of paediatric services.
In fact, if a large firm goes bankrupt, the aggregate output loss is significant, bad debt spreads through a domino effect and propagates the shock.