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afterflow

noun

Etymology

From after- + flow.

  1. derived from *plōw-✻
  2. inherited from *flōaną✻ — “to flow”
  3. inherited from *flōan✻
  4. inherited from flōwan — “to flow”
  5. inherited from flowen
  6. prefixed as afterflow — “after + flow”

Definitions

  1. Any flow or issue of fluid which continues after the expected cessation

    Any flow or issue of fluid which continues after the expected cessation; a later or residual flow; drip.

    • Free gas in the riser was therefore subjected to a slight but continuous decrease in compressibility which merely served to prolong the period of afterflow.

  2. Any outflow or discharge following an event.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for afterflow. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA