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Definition of: afterglow
(af′tər·glō′, äf′-) noun
1. A glow after a light has disappeared, as in metals cooling after being heated to incandescence or in the western sky after sunset.
2. The luminosity of a rarefied gas after the passage of an electric charge through it.
3. An agreeable feeling occurring after a pleasant or profitable experience.
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