Translations for afterimage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

afterimage [Am ˈæftərˌɪmɪdʒ, Brit] N

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afterimage

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Soft, grey, sometimes erased lines remain visible as a kind of afterimage of the movement. en.wikipedia.org

This explains afterimage (physiological spectra). en.wikipedia.org

Every color's darkness appears as its afterimage, or spectrum. en.wikipedia.org

This is due to an optical illusion called afterimage, a phenomenon where the image continues to appear in one's vision after the exposure to the original image has ceased. en.wikipedia.org

These are both examples of positive afterimages, or trails. en.wikipedia.org

Such action leads to an exhaustion of the cone cells that respond to that color - resulting in the afterimage. en.wikipedia.org

Both positive and negative afterimages are experienced by those with normal vision. en.wikipedia.org

Lasting negative afterimages can occur after prolonged exposure to an unchanging visual stimulus, due to the tiring of cone cells. en.wikipedia.org

Furthermore, the afterimages can accumulate if the time between stimuli is shorter than the time it takes for an afterimage to fade. en.wikipedia.org

However, increased negative afterimages are also experienced by palinopsia sufferers. en.wikipedia.org

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