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afterglow

  (ăf'tər-glō') pronunciation
n.
  1. The atmospheric glow that remains for a short time after sunset.
  2. The light emitted after removal of a source of energy, especially:
    1. The glow of an incandescent metal as it cools.
    2. The emission of light from a phosphor after removal of excitation.
  3. The comfortable feeling following a pleasant experience.
  4. A lingering impression of past glory or success.

 
 
Architecture: afterglow

The glow in a material after the removal of an external source of fire to which it is exposed, or after the cessation (natural or induced) of flames.


 

Small amounts of light emitted by a phosphor after the stimulating radiation has ceased. Seen in x-ray intensifying screens and fluoroscopic screens.

 
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An afterglow is a broad high arch of whitish or rosy light appearing in the sky due to very fine particles of dust suspended in the high regions of the atmosphere. An afterglow may appear above the highest clouds in the hour of deepening twilight, or reflected from the high snowfields in mountain regions long after sunset. The particles produce a scattering effect upon the component parts of white light.

After the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa in 1883, a remarkable series of red sunsets appeared all over the world. These were due to an enormous amount of exceedingly fine dust blown to a great height by the volcano's explosion, and then globally diffused by the high atmospheric currents. Edvard Munch's painting The Scream possibly depicts an afterglow during this period.

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Translations: Translations for: Afterglow

Dansk (Danish)
n. - aftenrøde

Nederlands (Dutch)
naglans (ook figuurlijk)

Français (French)
n. - dernières lueurs, derniers reflets, sensation de bien être

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nachglut, Abendglut

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λυκόφως, σούρουπο, (ψυχολ.) ευχάριστο επακόλουθο συναίσθημα

Italiano (Italian)
riverbero, ultimo riflesso, (fis.) postluminescenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cair (m) da tarde, esplendor (m) do passado, pôr-do-sol (m)

Русский (Russian)
отблеск на небе после заката

Español (Spanish)
n. - resplandor crepuscular

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - aftonrodnad, efterklang

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
晚霞, 夕照

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 晚霞, 夕照

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 저녁놀, 잔상, 즐거웠던 추억

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 夕焼け, 快い後味, 残光

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بعد المغيب, ألشفق, إنعكاس, لمجد قديم أو عواطف قديمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דמדומי חמה, זוהר עוקב, עונג לאחר חוויה‬


 
 

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