Speakur

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afterimage

/ˈæftɚˌɪmɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
af-ter-im-age
IPA
/ˈæftɚˌɪmɪdʒ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- English image English afterimage From after- + image.

Inflected Forms

afterimages (plural) after-image (alternative)

Synonyms

photogene aftersensation

Questions

How do you pronounce afterimage?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæftɚˌɪmɪdʒ/.
What does afterimage mean?
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
Where does afterimage come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- English image English afterimage From after- + image.

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