complementary afterimage — noun : a chromatic afterimage having a hue approximately the hue complementary to that of the sensation produced by the original stimulus called also negative afterimage … Useful english dictionary
complementary afterimage — The afterimage (in a complementary color) that is retained briefly by the eye after the stimulus is removed … Glossary of Art Terms
afterimage — Also referred to as aftersensation, afterimagery, and post image. All three terms are used to denote a group of visual percepts that occur in response to a primary light stimulus to the eye, typically noticed after the stimulus has been… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
afterimage — An optical phenomenon in which the eye s nerves continue to convey an image after an initial image has departed. Typically, the afterimage appears as a likeness of the initial image, except that each of its colors is the complement to those in … Glossary of Art Terms
Complementary color — Complementary colors are pairs of colors that are of “opposite” hue in some color model. The exact hue “complementary” to a given hue depends on the model in question, and perceptually uniform, additive, and subtractive color models, for example … Wikipedia
Afterimage — For other uses, see Afterimage (disambiguation). If the viewer stares at this image for 20 60 seconds and stares at a white object a negative afterimage will appear (in this case being cyan on magenta). This can also be achieved by the viewer… … Wikipedia
afterimage — /af teuhr im ij, ahf /, n. Psychol. a visual image or other sense impression that persists after the stimulus that caused it is no longer operative. [1875 80; trans. of G Nachbild; see AFTER, IMAGE] * * * ▪ psychology visual illusion in… … Universalium
afterimage — Persistence of a visual response after cessation of the stimulus. SYN: accidental image, negative image. negative a. a. in which the lightness relationship is reversed; if chromatic, it appears in complementary color. positive a. a. in which the… … Medical dictionary
complementary colors — two colors for which the sensory mechanisms are so linked that when they are mixed on the color wheel they cancel each other out, leaving neutral gray; they are also associated with each other in afterimage and contrast … Medical dictionary
homochromatic afterimage — The term homochromatic afterimage is indebted to the Greek words homos (similar) and chroma (colour). It is used to denote a type of afterimage in which the distribution of hues is the same as that of the original stimulation field. The term… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
