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
  • Trouble is, the place is haunted by racist ghosts (Stranger Things’ Brett Gelman and Ari Dayan) with dark motives of their own.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026
  • Kennecott offers a mix of ghost-town dwellings, historic attractions, and trails.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
Definition of ghost
Noun
  • However, these can occasionally leave an unpleasant aftertaste.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Editors also appreciated it for its consistency and mouthfeel, which didn't leave an aftertaste and felt fresh all the way through.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
Definition of aftertaste
Noun
  • Although this performance does dip into a reckoning with her more basic shadow self, Cohen brings Broad Strokes to its conclusion briskly and with minimal bathos.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • However, Leo’s shadow can show up as a mix of defensiveness, entitlement or an excessive attachment to validation.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of shadow
Noun
  • These reflect their echolocation calls away at an angle, rather than returning them, which can then cause bats to mistake this perpendicular echo pattern for open water or completely empty space.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Diametrically across her on the opposite wall and in a disorienting symbiotic echo is a drawing of legendary football player Pelé.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of echo
Noun
  • The last vestiges of the Jim Harbaugh era have been scrubbed from the football program, which now belongs to Kyle Whittingham.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The last vestige of industry departed with the closure of the island’s fish processing plant in 2020.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026
Definition of vestige
Noun
  • The installation, a partnership between Bedrock and the Detroit Historical Society that runs through 2026, paints a picture of the building’s storied history with artifacts from the restoration, period newspaper clippings, maps, and photos.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Cooper said current plans include preserving the church’s organ to become an artifact in the museum.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of artifact
Noun
  • Further, such a framing of the epic seems to echo its actual creation, in that the poem is Iron Age Greek culture’s remembrance of the Mycenae hundreds of years after a major civilizational collapse.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Surviving Black Sabbath members drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and guitarist Tony Iommi individually shared their remembrances.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026
Definition of remembrance

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