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afterimage
[ af-ter-im-ij, ahf- ]
noun
, Psychology.
- a visual image or other sense impression that persists after the stimulus that caused it is no longer operative.
afterimage
/ ˈɑːftərˌɪmɪdʒ /
noun
- a sustained or renewed sensation, esp visual, after the original stimulus has ceased Also calledaftersensationphotogene
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Origin of afterimage1
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In the case of a negative afterimage the light impression leaves a dark spot, the dark impression gives a light afterimage.
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