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Afterglow logo #10101) Afterlight 2) Atmospheric optical phenomena 3) Atmospheric phenomenon 4) Exclusively Anglo word 5) Exclusively Saxon word 6) Good feeling that lingers 7) Lingering luminescence 8) Pleasant remembrance 9) Sunset beauty 10) Sunset phenomenon 11) Sunset remnant 12) Twilight 13) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins
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Afterglow logo #10101) Afterlight 2) Decrement 3) Radiance
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  1. a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
  2. the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event

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Afterglow logo #21000 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 ...
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Afterglow logo #21000[Tina Turner song] `Afterglow` is a song recorded by Tina Turner, written and produced by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle. It appeared on her 1986 album Break Every Rule, and featured Steve Winwood on keyboards. The song was the eighth and final song from the album to be released as a single, if only in the United States. It failed to crack t...
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Afterglow logo #21000[drug culture] Afterglow, when used in the context of recreational drug use, refers to positive physical and mental effects that linger after the main effects of a drug have subsided, or after the peak experience has subsided. This state is often characterized by feelings of detachment or increased psychological clarity. The term is most co...
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Afterglow logo #21003(from the article `Christie, Julie`) ...of Gertrude in Kenneth Branagh`s film version of Shakespeare`s Hamlet (1996). She received her third Academy Award nomination for her role as a ...
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afterglow logo #21160• A broad glowing arc, sometimes seen high in the western sky at twilight, caused by fine particles of dust scattering light in the upper atmosphere. • ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA AND STRUCTURES • Lingering radiation, also called postluminescence, that remains after a...
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afterglow logo #21142slowly decaying luminescence persisting after the excitation of the luminescent material has ceased, the duration of which may be from about 100 milliseconds to several minutes
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afterglow logo #20973<radiobiology> Recombination radiation emitted from a cooling plasma when the source of ionisation (heating, etc) is removed. ... See: recombination radiation. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Afterglow logo #22676The light emitted after removal of an energy source. A wick may tend to `glow” and burn down slightly even after it has been extinguished.
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Afterglow logo #21217Afterglow is British slang for the winding down period after love making.
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afterglow logo #20400[n] - a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset 2. [n] - the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event
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afterglow logo #20974 noun the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; `he basked in the afterglow of his victory`
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Afterglow logo #22373The slowly decaying luminescence of the screen of the cathode-ray tube after excitation by an electr
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afterglow logo #21199the glow frequently seen in the sky after sunset; afterlight. · a second or secondary glow, as in heated metal before it ceases to become incandescent. · the pleasant remembrance of a past experience, glory, etc.: She basked in the afterglow of her stage triumph. · phosphorescence (def. 3).
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