aftereffect

[ af-ter-i-fekt, ahf- ]

/ ˈæf tər ɪˌfɛkt, ˈɑf- /

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noun

a delayed effect; an effect that follows at some interval after the stimulus that produces it.

Medicine/Medical. a result appearing after the first effect due to an agent, usually a drug, has gone.

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Origin of aftereffect

First recorded in 1810–20; after + effect

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How to use aftereffect in a sentence

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was not an after-effect of the assault on Benghazi.
In Defense of the Libyan Revolution|Bernard-Henri Lévy|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But that quick little tingle of half an hour before had had a curious after-effect on Amory.
Gray youth|Oliver Onions
It is a positive pleasure to use it for the toilet or bath, as it leaves such a grateful, refreshing after-effect.
Intestinal Ills|Alcinous Burton Jamison
The apparent inwardness that is evolved at this level is simply an after-effect of sensuous feelings and desires.
Life's Basis and Life's Ideal|Rudolf Eucken

The latent period and the after-effect of stimulus may thus be obtained with the highest accuracy.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
After-effect of stimulus seen in highly erect curve in upper part of record, taken 20 minutes after.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

British Dictionary definitions for aftereffect

aftereffect

/ (ˈɑːftərɪˌfɛkt) /

noun

any result occurring some time after its cause

med any delayed response to a stimulus or agentCompare side effect

psychol any illusory sensation caused by a stimulus that has ceased

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