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afterimage

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. afterimage (noun)
  2. complementary afterimage (noun)

af·ter·im·age

noun \ˈaf-tər-ˌi-mij\

Definition of AFTERIMAGE

: a usually visual sensation occurring after stimulation by its external cause has ceased
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First Known Use of AFTERIMAGE

1840

Rhymes with AFTERIMAGE

father image, graven image, microimage, mirror image, spitting image

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