a sustained or renewed sensation, esp visual, after the original stimulus has ceased
Also called: aftersensation, photogene
aftersensation in American English
(ˈæftərsenˌseiʃən, ˈɑːf-)
noun
Psychology
an afterimage
Word origin
[1865–70; after + sensation]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dunk, figure skating, maverick, racism, valence