afterglown.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəɡləʊ/,

/ˈaftəɡləʊ/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌɡloʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, glow n.

Etymology: < after- prefix + glow n.

1. A glowing sensation or warm flush to the skin caused esp. by the therapeutic application of cold water.

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1829 London Encycl. III. 651/1 Re-action is set up to produce the subsequent glow; this after-glow, however, and indeed the immediate impression of the cold water, are probably more complicated operations.

1884 R. S. Tracy Essentials Anat., Physiol., & Hygiene 232 The after-glow may be increased, and the good effect of the cold bath enhanced, by a brisk rubbing of the surface with the hands or a towel.

1912 Pediatrics 24 731 The cold tub or cold spray should not be insisted on unless the characteristic after-glow of the skin follows.

1929 L. Hill & M. Clement Common Colds v. 103 Bathing should excite a warm after-glow on the skin; it should never be continued to the point of shivering and blueness.

2010 B. R. Weatherby Charlotte xvi. 95 Charlotte returned to the galley, her face still quite flushed. Cook thought it was just the afterglow of the run.

a. The remnant or residue of something; (now esp.) a pleasant feeling remaining after a successful or happy experience.

ΚΠ

1837 Athenæum 22 Apr. 286/3 Glorious John Milton, upon whom rested an after-glow of the holy inspiration of the sacred writers.

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch I. ii. xvi. 295 That agreeable after-glow of excitement.

1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay i. 6 A silly after-glow of boyish folly, unworthy his experience and maturity.

1960 Victorian Stud. 3 332 Writing in the afterglow of evolutionary theory, Frazer saw religion and magic as a kind of primitive science.

1980 E. Blishen Nest of Teachers ii. i. 81 Broom smiled gently in the afterglow of his own joke.

2004 Ireland's Own 19 Mar. 13/1 He had come to love the people of Ireland—and the afterglow of that affection has never died away.

b. spec. A warm or pleasant feeling experienced after sexual intercourse.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] > feeling after intercourse

afterglow1928

1928 S. Browne tr. T. H. Van de Velde Ideal Marriage viii. 146 At the conclusion of sexual union or communion, begins the after-glow, the epilogue.

1973 E. Jong Fear of Flying ix. 168 ‘How to Manage the Sex Act’, penetration, foreplay, afterglow.

1991 S. Fry Liar ix. 270 Adrian had never been able to luxuriate in the afterglow... ‘Why do you always want to have a bath the moment after you've made love to me?’

2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 15 Nov. ii. 8/6 Foreplay? No way! Afterglow? Never! She goes into hyper-warp turbo-speed once we're done.

3. A glow or radiance that remains for a time after the disappearance of any light, spec. that remaining in the sky after the sun has set. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight > glow of sunset or evening twilight

gloamingc1000

twilight1412

setting sun1560

aftershine1834

afterglow1848

sundown1850

afterlight1923

1848 H. Martineau Eastern Life I. i. iii. 42 After dinner we all came out eagerly, to enjoy the last hour of sunshine, and the glories of the sunset and the after-glow.

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xi. 296 The sun had set, the after-glow had faded, the twilight was closing in.

1881 A. J. C. Hare Lucca i, in Good Words 22 24 The peaks..stand out black and solemn against the infinite radiance of the afterglow.

1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky i. ii. 32 The so-called ‘afterglow’..which sometimes remains in the air for several minutes after the meteorite has passed.

1952 S. Plath Jrnl. 17 Aug. (2000) 129 Behind the black outlines of the pines there is the fading afterglow, translucent, golden, of the setting sun.

1997 T. Mackintosh-Smith Yemen (1999) i. 23 This high above sea-level we are spared the more vulgar sort of sunset. The afterglow is dusty, the sky above the city like the inside of a shell.

4. Physics. Light that persists after the cessation of an electric current or radiation that initially gave rise to it; spec. the short-lived persistence of traces on a radar screen after they are generated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > intensity of light, luminosity > [noun] > phosphorescence

phosphorescence1770

phosphorism1775

afterglow1879

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > cathode-ray tube > [noun] > line or pattern on screen > light persisting on screen

afterglow1951

1879 J. Capron Auroræ xvii. 154 When the after-glow had quite disappeared in the bulbs, it was again strongly restored, by the passing of the current for a few seconds only through the tube.

1893 J. J. Thomson Notes Res. Electr. & Magn. ii. 185 A phosphorescent glow, which often lasts for several seconds after the discharge has ceased... All the gases I examined which do polymerize have shown the after-glow.

1934 Nature 28 July 140/1 At certain adjustments of pressure, velocity, and voltage, the [nitrogen] afterglow shows many of the colours of the aurora.

1951 E. W. Anderson Princ. Air Navigation x. 176 The face of the [radar] screen is painted with a fluorescent ‘afterglow’ material so that the impression of the trace persists for a second or so.

1962 R. Webster Gems I. vii. 129 Under an x-ray beam kunzite shows a very strong orange fluorescence with a strong and persistent afterglow.

2004 J. Briggs Target Detection by Marine Radar iii. 127 Modern screens have very short afterglow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afterglow
释义	afterglown. Brit. /ˈɑːftəɡləʊ/, /ˈaftəɡləʊ/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌɡloʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, glow n. Etymology: < after- prefix + glow n. 1. A glowing sensation or warm flush to the skin caused esp. by the therapeutic application of cold water. ΚΠ 1829 London Encycl. III. 651/1 Re-action is set up to produce the subsequent glow; this after-glow, however, and indeed the immediate impression of the cold water, are probably more complicated operations. 1884 R. S. Tracy Essentials Anat., Physiol., & Hygiene 232 The after-glow may be increased, and the good effect of the cold bath enhanced, by a brisk rubbing of the surface with the hands or a towel. 1912 Pediatrics 24 731 The cold tub or cold spray should not be insisted on unless the characteristic after-glow of the skin follows. 1929 L. Hill & M. Clement Common Colds v. 103 Bathing should excite a warm after-glow on the skin; it should never be continued to the point of shivering and blueness. 2010 B. R. Weatherby Charlotte xvi. 95 Charlotte returned to the galley, her face still quite flushed. Cook thought it was just the afterglow of the run. 2. a. The remnant or residue of something; (now esp.) a pleasant feeling remaining after a successful or happy experience. ΚΠ 1837 Athenæum 22 Apr. 286/3 Glorious John Milton, upon whom rested an after-glow of the holy inspiration of the sacred writers. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch I. ii. xvi. 295 That agreeable after-glow of excitement. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay i. 6 A silly after-glow of boyish folly, unworthy his experience and maturity. 1960 Victorian Stud. 3 332 Writing in the afterglow of evolutionary theory, Frazer saw religion and magic as a kind of primitive science. 1980 E. Blishen Nest of Teachers ii. i. 81 Broom smiled gently in the afterglow of his own joke. 2004 Ireland's Own 19 Mar. 13/1 He had come to love the people of Ireland—and the afterglow of that affection has never died away. b. spec. A warm or pleasant feeling experienced after sexual intercourse. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] > feeling after intercourse afterglow1928 1928 S. Browne tr. T. H. Van de Velde Ideal Marriage viii. 146 At the conclusion of sexual union or communion, begins the after-glow, the epilogue. 1973 E. Jong Fear of Flying ix. 168 ‘How to Manage the Sex Act’, penetration, foreplay, afterglow. 1991 S. Fry Liar ix. 270 Adrian had never been able to luxuriate in the afterglow... ‘Why do you always want to have a bath the moment after you've made love to me?’ 2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 15 Nov. ii. 8/6 Foreplay? No way! Afterglow? Never! She goes into hyper-warp turbo-speed once we're done. 3. A glow or radiance that remains for a time after the disappearance of any light, spec. that remaining in the sky after the sun has set. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight > glow of sunset or evening twilight gloamingc1000 twilight1412 setting sun1560 aftershine1834 afterglow1848 sundown1850 afterlight1923 1848 H. Martineau Eastern Life I. i. iii. 42 After dinner we all came out eagerly, to enjoy the last hour of sunshine, and the glories of the sunset and the after-glow. 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xi. 296 The sun had set, the after-glow had faded, the twilight was closing in. 1881 A. J. C. Hare Lucca i, in Good Words 22 24 The peaks..stand out black and solemn against the infinite radiance of the afterglow. 1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky i. ii. 32 The so-called ‘afterglow’..which sometimes remains in the air for several minutes after the meteorite has passed. 1952 S. Plath Jrnl. 17 Aug. (2000) 129 Behind the black outlines of the pines there is the fading afterglow, translucent, golden, of the setting sun. 1997 T. Mackintosh-Smith Yemen (1999) i. 23 This high above sea-level we are spared the more vulgar sort of sunset. The afterglow is dusty, the sky above the city like the inside of a shell. 4. Physics. Light that persists after the cessation of an electric current or radiation that initially gave rise to it; spec. the short-lived persistence of traces on a radar screen after they are generated. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > intensity of light, luminosity > [noun] > phosphorescence phosphorescence1770 phosphorism1775 afterglow1879 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > cathode-ray tube > [noun] > line or pattern on screen > light persisting on screen afterglow1951 1879 J. Capron Auroræ xvii. 154 When the after-glow had quite disappeared in the bulbs, it was again strongly restored, by the passing of the current for a few seconds only through the tube. 1893 J. J. Thomson Notes Res. Electr. & Magn. ii. 185 A phosphorescent glow, which often lasts for several seconds after the discharge has ceased... All the gases I examined which do polymerize have shown the after-glow. 1934 Nature 28 July 140/1 At certain adjustments of pressure, velocity, and voltage, the [nitrogen] afterglow shows many of the colours of the aurora. 1951 E. W. Anderson Princ. Air Navigation x. 176 The face of the [radar] screen is painted with a fluorescent ‘afterglow’ material so that the impression of the trace persists for a second or so. 1962 R. Webster Gems I. vii. 129 Under an x-ray beam kunzite shows a very strong orange fluorescence with a strong and persistent afterglow. 2004 J. Briggs Target Detection by Marine Radar iii. 127 Modern screens have very short afterglow. 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