What does "afterimage" mean?

An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.

What is a synonym for "afterimage"?

Common synonyms include: afterbirth, afterclap, aftercrop, aftereffect, afterglow, aftergrowth.

Afterimage

noun

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Definitions

Noun

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."
2
an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

afterbirth afterclap aftercrop aftereffect afterglow aftergrowth

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From after- + image.

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