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afterglow
[ af-ter-gloh, ahf- ]
noun
- a second or secondary glow, as in heated metal before it ceases to become incandescent.
- the pleasant remembrance of a past experience, glory, etc.:
She basked in the afterglow of her stage triumph.
afterglow
/ ˈɑ˴ڳÙəˌɡ±ôəʊ /
noun
- the glow left after a light has disappeared, such as that sometimes seen after sunset
- the glow of an incandescent metal after the source of heat has been removed
- physics luminescence persisting on the screen of a cathode-ray tube or in a gas-discharge tube after the power supply has been disconnected
- a trace, impression, etc, of past emotion, brilliance, etc
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of afterglow1
Example Sentences
Even if he refuses to bask in the afterglow of his big moment.
A year ago he was still in the summery afterglow of the Coronation, in which the Prince of Wales had played a central role, rather tenderly supporting his father the King.
Its microwave detectors will make detailed maps of the big bang’s afterglow in the hopes of detecting evidence of gravitational waves thought to have been generated shortly after the universe’s birth.
As though to confirm Smithy’s point, another jar of gunpowder exploded in the air, and in the afterglow an arrow stitched through Samir’s felt hat and sent it skipping off his head.
If this had been a short gamma-ray burst, caused by two colliding neutron stars, the collision would have created gravitational waves and have an afterglow in X-rays and visible light.
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