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after-image

after-image is the alternative form of afterimage.

Meaning of afterimage

Noun

afterimage (plural afterimages)

  1. An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
    • If the fixation is wavering, especially when receiving the horizontal afterimage with the centroscope a thin pointer is used by the child to touch the fixation spot.1966, American Orthoptic Journal - Volumes 16-20, page 35
    Synonyms:
    photogene

Forms of after-image

pluralafter-images

Questions about after-image

What is after-image the alternative form of?
After-image is the alternative form of afterimage.

Words near after-image in the dictionary

  1. after-guards
  2. after-hatch
  3. after-hatches
  4. after-hours
  5. after-hyperpolarization
  6. after-image
  7. after-images
  8. after-impression
  9. after-impressions
  10. after-length
  11. after-lengths

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