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afterglow|ˈɑːftəgləʊ, æ-|
[after- 6.]
a. A glow or refulgence that remains after the disappearance of any light, esp. that which lights the western sky after sunset; also fig.
1873L. Tollemache in Fortn. Rev. Feb. 228 [The belief]..has left an after-glow of sentiment about the sacredness of life. 1877A. B. Edwards 1000 m. up Nile xi. 296 The sun had set, the after-glow had faded, the twilight was closing in. 1881A. J. C. Hare Lucca i. in Gd. Wds. XXII. 24 The peaks..stand out black and solemn against the infinite radiance of the afterglow.
b. Physics. The phosphorescent light persisting in a gas or on the screen of a cathode-ray tube after the cessation of the electric current. Also attrib.
1893J. J. Thomson Rec. Research Electr. ii. 185 A phosphorescent glow, which often lasts for several seconds after the discharge has ceased... All the gases I examined which do polymerize have shown the after-glow. 1934Nature 28 July 140/1 At certain adjustments of pressure, velocity, and voltage, the [nitrogen] afterglow shows many of the colours of the aurora. 1943Electronic Engin. XVI. 196/2 A certain amount of flicker..can be largely overcome by the use of a cathode-ray tube with a long afterglow screen. 1945Ibid. XVII. 384/1 The screen of the tube has..an afterglow in total darkness of approximately 10 seconds. 1951E. W. Anderson Princ. Air Navigation x. 176 The face of the [radar] screen is painted with a fluorescent ‘afterglow’ material so that the impression of the trace persists for a second or so.
Senses a, b in Dict. become 1 a, 2. Add: [1.] b. spec. a warm or pleasant feeling following sexual intercourse.
1928S. Browne tr. T. H. Van de Velde Ideal Marriage viii. 146 At the conclusion of sexual union or communion, begins the after-glow, the epilogue. 1973E. Jong Fear of Flying ix. 168 ‘How to Manage the Sex Act’, penetration, foreplay, afterglow. 1977E. J. Trimmer et al. Visual Dict. Sex (1978) x. 107/2 They may often experience what is sometimes called the after glow. This is a stage of physical and emotional warmth and love. 1979R. Jaffe Class Reunion (1980) i. vii. 96 Annabel had her first orgasm... ‘How's your afterglow?’ he asked. 1991S. Fry Liar ix. 270 Adrian had never been able to luxuriate in the afterglow... ‘Why do you always want to have a bath the moment after you've made love to me?’ |