afterimage

noun

Definition of afterimagenext
as in ghost

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Recent Examples of afterimage The digital detectors used by the camera suffered from an issue called quantum efficiency hysteresis, or QEH—when WF/PC took an image of a bright object, there was an afterimage left behind that would mess up later observations. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2025 The afterimage of any one scene lasts in the human visual system for fractions of a second, Banna says. — Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024 In addition to reversing the color of an image, afterimages can convince your brain that an object has changed in shape or size. — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024 But then the mystery more or less fades from view, to be replaced by another that comes and goes in a flash but lingers like an afterimage. — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for afterimage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterimage
  1. ghost
  2. aftertaste
  3. shadow
  4. echo
  5. vestige
  6. artifact
  7. remembrance
Noun
  • In her first sketch, Navarrette and Hernandez played the ghost of a couple of 1930s kids on the Queen Mary who keep distracting a tourist from hearing where another ghost’s treasure is hidden.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
  • All parties, that is, except for Oluko, who has emerged as a late-breaking villain and ghost in the machine.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of ghost
Noun
  • But what was supposed to be Yung Miami’s sweet mainstream moment has left a sour aftertaste.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The effect is more visual than anything, with a mild earthy aftertaste.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of aftertaste
Noun
  • There will be little shortage of traditional yacht-world indulgence, from a sprawling beach club and spa to helicopter transfers and a 230-foot shadow vessel laden with toys.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Multiple speakers, including some with family members in the cemetery, cited a Washington Post analysis that the arch would cast shadows on thousands of graves.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of shadow
Noun
  • Her rise has echoes of podcaster Ashley Flowers and blogger Jessica Red Krauss — media outsiders who tapped into deep veins of public interest.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Shortly after a scene in which their absent father speaks about them in narration, an echo from beyond the grave, three sisters – oldest Kyo, middle child Asumi and youngest Kino – learn of his death.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of echo
Noun
  • The suffocating deliberateness of his monologue smothered the last vestige of hope Helen clung to.
    — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Humanity has long grappled with the question of what to do with these vestiges of the holy.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of vestige
Noun
  • Turkey achieved the repatriation of some 180 cultural artifacts in 2025 alone, notes Tech Times, bringing the total since 1980 to more than 26,700.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In 2017, the company settled, forfeited thousands of artifacts, paid $3 million, and accepted responsibility for its conduct.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of artifact
Noun
  • What readers are saying The conversation explores the themes of remembrance and the ways different countries honor their war dead, particularly focusing on the UK's Remembrance Day.
    — Tom Tugendhat, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But for many, the exhibition appeared off-color, especially because the Met Gala next year falls on Yom HaShoah, the day of Holocaust remembrance in Israel.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of remembrance

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