afterimage /af·ter·im·age/ (af´ter-im″aj) a retinal impression remaining after cessation of the stimulus causing it.
afterimage,
afterimage [af´ter-im″ij]
af·ter·im·age ( f t r- m j)n. A visual image that persists after the visual stimulus causing it has ceased to act. Also called photogene. |
afterimage,
a visual sensation that continues after the stimulus ends. The image may appear in colors complementary to those of the stimulus.
afterimage [af´ter-im″ij]
a visual impression persisting briefly after cessation of the stimuli causing the original image. In a positive afterimage the brights, darks, and colors remain unchanged; in a negative afterimage the brights and darks are reversed, and the colors are complementary.
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