aftertouchn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftətʌtʃ/,

/ˈaftətʌtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌtətʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, touch n.

Etymology: < after- prefix + touch n.

1. A second or further touch.

ΚΠ

1712 C. Snell Art of Writing sig. A2^v Let the Fulls and the Smalls be made as the Pen will naturally give them, without any after-Touches.

1796 Crit. Rev. Oct. 130 Perfect simplicity of narrative, without any heightening of incident or after touches of colouring.

1847 L. Hunt Men, Women, & Bks. II. x. 212 She might be suspected of having given it some after touches.

1891 Eng. Mechanic 2 Oct. 180/1 A degraded zone [on a photographic negative], a few lines of which, through a broad after-touch, it will suffice to arrest.

1915 A. Teixeira de Mattos tr. J. H. Fabre Hunting Wasps viii. 155 Without lingering too long over these delicate aftertouches, the Wasp goes back to her booty.

1989 J. Hersey Announcement in Fling (1990) 83 Whitefoot, the only cat he'd ever liked, snaking against his calf with a flirtatious aftertouch of her tail.

2. Physiology. The after-sensation of pressure. rare.

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1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. After-touch, the sensation of pressure persisting for a time after actual pressure has ceased.

1912 M. H. S. Hayes Stud. Cutaneous After-sensations i. 19 Titchener, in his Instructor's Manual, records Goldsheider's after-touch phenomena.

3. Music. On a piano: the (quality of) response to continued pressure on a key after initially striking it. Now also: a feature on an electronic keyboard for reproducing this response. Cf. touch n. 9c.

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1909 W. B. White Tuning as Sci. & Art iii, in Regulation & Repair of Piano & Player Mechanism 68 There should be enough ‘after-touch’ to cause the hammer to leap upwards after the let-off from the string when the key is pressed down slowly and firmly.

1962 Music Educators Jrnl. Jan. 26/2 New practice keyboard... It is said that the movable keys closely approximate the feel of a true piano with a definite aftertouch.

1981 N.Y. Times 22 Feb. e8/2 Brazilian jack skins are snipped into small rectangles designed to give the action its supple, resistant after-touch.

1985 Internat. Musician June 31/1 (advt.) Digital programable synthesizer... 76 Key velocity sensitive with aftertouch.

2005 Future Music Winter 33/1 A Morph feature (particularly useful with the aftertouch) for applying multiple parameter changes to sounds.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aftertouch
释义	aftertouchn. Brit. /ˈɑːftətʌtʃ/, /ˈaftətʌtʃ/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌtətʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, touch n. Etymology: < after- prefix + touch n. 1. A second or further touch. ΚΠ 1712 C. Snell Art of Writing sig. A2^v Let the Fulls and the Smalls be made as the Pen will naturally give them, without any after-Touches. 1796 Crit. Rev. Oct. 130 Perfect simplicity of narrative, without any heightening of incident or after touches of colouring. 1847 L. Hunt Men, Women, & Bks. II. x. 212 She might be suspected of having given it some after touches. 1891 Eng. Mechanic 2 Oct. 180/1 A degraded zone [on a photographic negative], a few lines of which, through a broad after-touch, it will suffice to arrest. 1915 A. Teixeira de Mattos tr. J. H. Fabre Hunting Wasps viii. 155 Without lingering too long over these delicate aftertouches, the Wasp goes back to her booty. 1989 J. Hersey Announcement in Fling (1990) 83 Whitefoot, the only cat he'd ever liked, snaking against his calf with a flirtatious aftertouch of her tail. 2. Physiology. The after-sensation of pressure. rare. ΚΠ 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. After-touch, the sensation of pressure persisting for a time after actual pressure has ceased. 1912 M. H. S. Hayes Stud. Cutaneous After-sensations i. 19 Titchener, in his Instructor's Manual, records Goldsheider's after-touch phenomena. 3. Music. On a piano: the (quality of) response to continued pressure on a key after initially striking it. Now also: a feature on an electronic keyboard for reproducing this response. Cf. touch n. 9c. ΚΠ 1909 W. B. White Tuning as Sci. & Art iii, in Regulation & Repair of Piano & Player Mechanism 68 There should be enough ‘after-touch’ to cause the hammer to leap upwards after the let-off from the string when the key is pressed down slowly and firmly. 1962 Music Educators Jrnl. Jan. 26/2 New practice keyboard... It is said that the movable keys closely approximate the feel of a true piano with a definite aftertouch. 1981 N.Y. Times 22 Feb. e8/2 Brazilian jack skins are snipped into small rectangles designed to give the action its supple, resistant after-touch. 1985 Internat. Musician June 31/1 (advt.) Digital programable synthesizer... 76 Key velocity sensitive with aftertouch. 2005 Future Music Winter 33/1 A Morph feature (particularly useful with the aftertouch) for applying multiple parameter changes to sounds. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1712
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