 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
afterimage
noun: an image (usually a negative image) that persists after
stimulation has ceased [syn: {aftersensation}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
After-image \Aft"er-im'age\, noun
The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of
the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to
impressions left of tones, smells, etc.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "afterimage":
afterbirth, afterclap, aftercrop, aftereffect, afterglow,
aftergrowth, aftermath, afterpain, aftertaste, balance, butt,
butt end, by-product, candle ends, chaff, debris, detritus, end,
fag end, filings, fossil, holdover, husks, leavings, leftovers,
ocular spectrum, odds and ends, offscourings, optical illusion,
orts, parings, placenta, rags, refuse, relics, remainder, remains,
remnant, residue, residuum, rest, roach, rubbish, ruins, rump,
sawdust, scourings, scraps, secundines, shadow, shavings,
side effect, spectrum, straw, stubble, stump, survival, sweepings,
trace, track, trail, trick of eyesight, vestige, wake, waste
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