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afterglow Definition

after·glow (--glō′)

noun

  1. the glow remaining after a light has gone, as after sunset
  2. the pleasant feeling one has after an enjoyable experience

afterglow Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • detect: The UVOT detected afterglows from these two bursts in optical light, but not significantly in ultraviolet.
  • enjoy: As the city roar dies away and light ebbs from these busy plains the mountain enjoys the afterglow and radiates its presence.
  • leave: I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
  • study: These telescopes study the afterglow of the burst produced by the cooling material that remain from the original explosion.
  • have: With the discovery that they too have an afterglow, we may now finally have at least a small handle to study them.

Adjective modifier

  • warm: A wonderfully long finish and a warm afterglow make this a very pleasurable, lip-smacking dram.
  • first: The scientific returns have been significant, for example: finding the first optical afterglow ( van Paradijs et al.
  • optical: The scientific returns have been significant, for example: finding the first optical afterglow ( van Paradijs et al.
  • immediate: At the moment, the definition is nothing like as flattering as he assumed it would be in the immediate afterglow of victory.
  • fading: For the next few weeks to years astronomers continue to monitor the fading afterglow.
  • faint: Distant and faint gamma-ray burst afterglows will appear as tiny smudges of light even to the powerful UVOT.

Modifies a noun

  • emission: Significant X-ray afterglow emission faded from this burst within about 1000 seconds after the burst, and no UVOT detection has been reported.
  • phenomenon: However, they last from only a few milliseconds to a few minutes with an afterglow phenomenon frequently following the initial gamma-ray flash.

Noun used with modifier

  • X-ray: At the center of each, the X-ray afterglow of the GRB can be seen.
  • burst: Distant and faint gamma-ray burst afterglows will appear as tiny smudges of light even to the powerful UVOT.
  • gamma-ray: Distant and faint gamma-ray burst afterglows will appear as tiny smudges of light even to the powerful UVOT.

Preposition: of

  • burst: These telescopes study the afterglow of the burst produced by the cooling material that remain from the original explosion.
  • victory: The afterglow of victory is often the most opportune time to be hypercritical.
  • sunset: The sky to the right had an afterglow of sunset, but ahead and to the left it was very dark.

Preposition: from

  • burst: Do we see an afterglow from every gamma ray burst?