Aftersound

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.

2.NounThe second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.

3.NounA weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.

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