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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 ceased
Familiarity information: AFTERSENSATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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