afterimage

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːftərˌɪmɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæftərˌɪmɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(af′tər im′ij, äf′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
af•ter•im•age /ˈæftərˌɪmɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Psychology[countable] a visual image that stays in one's vision even after one looks away, closes one's eyes, etc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
af•ter•im•age  (af′tər im′ij, äf′-),USA pronunciation n. [Psychol.]
  1. a visual image or other sense impression that persists after the stimulus that caused it is no longer operative.
  • 1875–80; translation of German Nachbild; see after, image

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
afterimage /ˈɑːftərˌɪmɪdʒ/ n
  1. a sustained or renewed sensation, esp visual, after the original stimulus has ceased
'afterimage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
spectrum - aftersensation - photogene

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