Afterimage
(noun)
- An image that continues to appear in the visual field after the stimulus that produced it has been removed.
- A visual phenomenon where an image persists in the visual field after the stimulus that caused it has ended.
Origin:
Derived from the concept of an image that remains after the stimulation causing it has ended.
Examples:
- Staring at a bright light for a prolonged period of time can result in an afterimage.
- The afterimage of the bright light lingered for several minutes after it was turned off.
- An afterimage can also be produced by looking at a bright object and then quickly looking away.
- An afterimage is a temporary phenomenon that typically fades within a few seconds.
- The afterimage of the sunrise was imprinted on her retinas as she closed her eyes.