noun
visual images that persist after a stimulus has been removed
adjective
describing the images that are seen after looking at a bright light or intense stimulus
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Afterimages are visual perceptions that remain in the eyes after staring at a bright light.
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I keep seeing afterimages of the sun after staring at it for too long.
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Those afterimages are tripping me out, man.
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The memories of her laughter lingered in his mind like afterimages.