"afterimage" meaning in All languages combined

See afterimage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: afterimages [plural]
Etymology: From after- + image. Etymology templates: {{af|en|after-|image}} after- + image Head templates: {{en-noun}} afterimage (plural afterimages)
  1. An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended. Synonyms: photogene [dated], after-image Translations (image): jälkikuva (Finnish), 残像 (zanzō) (Japanese), imagen residual [feminine] (Spanish), imagen remanente (Spanish), dư ảnh (Vietnamese)

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