Noun: afterglow 'ãf-tu(r),glow
- A glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
"The afterglow lingered long after the sun had dipped below the horizon"
- The pleasure of remembering some pleasant event
"he basked in the afterglow of his victory"
- (science) residual radiation or luminescence following an energetic event or exposure
"Astronomers detected the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst for several days"; "The phosphorescent material continued to emit an afterglow long after the lights were turned off"
Derived forms: afterglows
Type of: atmospheric phenomenon, pleasantness
Encyclopedia: Afterglow