Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The atmospheric glow that remains for a short time after sunset.
- noun The light emitted after removal of a source of energy, especially.
- noun The glow of an incandescent metal as it cools.
- noun The emission of light from a phosphor after removal of excitation.
- noun The comfortable feeling following a pleasant experience.
- noun A lingering impression of past glory or success.
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- noun the
glow seen in thesky aftersunset - noun the
light emitted by anincandescent object whilecooling - noun the light emitted by a
phosphor after excitation - noun sex, drugs the mildly
euphoric feeling experienced after apleasurable experience , especially after anorgasm or drug-inducedhigh . - noun an
afterparty
Etymologies
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Examples
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How much of this reflects a bullish stock market's afterglow is up for debate, but investors are kicking off the new quarter with little trepidation.
Options Offer Clues to Earnings and Beyond Brendan Conway 2010
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I carry about no afterglow from the 1990s — they only look good compared to the 80s and the 00s which both stunk putrid economically for workers.
Matthew Yglesias » It’s Stupid How We Always Seem to do It Again 2009
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As those campus communities enjoy the afterglow from the weekend and a wealth of attention leading to the regional semifinals that begin
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Still basking in the afterglow from a short trip out to San Diego to visit good friends Ed and Jen, I hunted up an email from Ed from last summer.
We Blog A Lot 2009
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Still basking in the afterglow from a short trip out to San Diego to visit good friends Ed and Jen, I hunted up an email from Ed from last summer.
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The first and most well-established data point comes from the cosmic microwave background CMB, the so-called afterglow of the big bang.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MICHAEL KESTERTON 2011
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This time is called the afterglow and is still a great time to shoot some low-light shots.
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Such an event is thought by some scientists to be the cause of one type of gamma-ray burst, but the only radio emission seen so far from these has been from the long-lived "afterglow" that follows the original burst.
Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Intergalactic energy bust remains mysterious 2007
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Such an event is thought by some scientists to be the cause of one type of gamma-ray burst, but the only radio emission seen so far from these has been from the long-lived "afterglow" that follows the original burst.
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More interestingly though, I find my orgasms last longer than my partners...and not just the actual climax but the "afterglow" can go on for 20 - 25 minutes.
Total random stuff, including timing male orgasms Elizabeth McClung 2007
jackmckinnon commented on the word afterglow
There is a sense of afterglow following an epiphany.
December 31, 2014