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AFTERSENSATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aftersensation mean? 

AFTERSENSATION (noun)
  The noun AFTERSENSATION has 1 sense:

1. an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceasedplay

  Familiarity information: AFTERSENSATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AFTERSENSATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

afterimage; aftersensation

Hypernyms ("aftersensation" is a kind of...):

memory image (a mental image of something previously experienced)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aftersensation"):

aftertaste (an afterimage of a taste)


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