Afterglide

/ˈæftərɡlaɪd/ noun

Definition

A smooth movement or transition that follows the main action, or a lingering sensation that persists after initial contact.

Etymology

Compound of 'after' (Old English 'æfter') and 'glide' (Old English 'glidan', meaning 'to slip or slide smoothly'). Used in phonetics and linguistics.

Kelly Says

In linguistics, afterglide is the vowel sound that sneaks in after you pronounce a consonant—like the tiny 'uh' sound at the end of words, which makes speech flow more naturally than it would otherwise.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በኋላ 滑行
be-wa-la h-li-k
ARالعربية
انزلاق لاحق
in-zilaq la-hiq
BNবাংলা
পরবর্তী স্লাইড
por-bor-tee shlai-d
CACatalà
desplaçament posterior
des-pla-samen-te po-ste-ri-or
CSČeština
pozdní skluz
pozd-ni skluz
DADansk
eftergliding
ef-ter-gli-ding
DEDeutsch
Nachlauf
nah-klauf
ELΕλληνικά
μετά από γλιστρήματα
me-ta apo gli-st-ri-ma-ta
ESEspañol
deslizamiento posterior
des-lee-zah-mee-en-to po-ste-ri-or
FAفارسی
نور پس از
noor pes-az
FISuomi
jälkihihnitys
je-l-ki-hin-tyys
FRFrançais
glissement postérieur
glee-sman po-ste-ree-or
GUGU
છેલ્લા ગ્લાઈડ
che-lla g-lai-d
HAHA
kwanci bayan
kwan-ci ba-yan
HEעברית
הזזת אחורית
he-z-zat a-chor-it
HIहिन्दी
पश्चात् स्लाइड
paashchaat slaaid
HUMagyar
utólagos siklás
u-to-lagos si-k-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
gesekan setelah
ge-se-kan se-le-tah
IGIG
nkwu n'eche
n-k-wu n-e-che
ITItaliano
scivolamento posteriore
skvo-la-men-to po-ste-ri-ore
JA日本語
後滑音
こうかつおん
KKKK
соңындағы сәуле
so-ngyn-da-gy s-au-le
KMKM
រង្វង់បន្ទាប់
ron-ng-vong ban-taap
KO한국어
후gli드
hu gli-deu
MRMR
नंतर ग्लाइड
nan-tar g-lai-d
MSBahasa Melayu
cahaya selepas
cha-haya se-le-sep
MYမြန်မာ
နောက်ဆုံး စွမ်း
na-uk-su-n-sway
NLNederlands
achtergliding
a-k-ter-gli-ding
NONorsk
ettergliding
et-ter-gli-ding
PAPA
ਅੱਗੇ Glide
a-gge g-lai-d
PLPolski
poślizg pośledni
po-sh-lizg po-sh-led-ni
PTPortuguês
deslizamento posterior
des-lee-za-men-to po-ste-ri-or
RORomână
glisare ulterioară
gli-sa-re ul-te-ri-o-ar-ă
RUРусский
после Glide
posle glaid
SVSvenska
eftergliding
ef-ter-gli-ding
SWKiswahili
giza baada ya
gi-za ba-a-da ya
TAதமிழ்
பின்னடைவு
pin-na-ta-ivu
TEతెలుగు
పిछిలిన గ్లైడ్
pi-ch-li-na g-lai-d
THไทย
แสงหลัง
saeng laek
TLTL
liwanag pagkatapos
li-wa-nag pa-ga-ta-han
TRTürkçe
sonra kayma
son-ra kay-ma
UKУкраїнська
після ковзання
pishla kov-zan-nya
URاردو
بعدی گلائیڈ
ba-adi glai-d
VITiếng Việt
ánh trượt sau
anh truot sau
YOYO
àgbàgbà lẹgbẹ
a-g-ba-g-ba le-g-be
ZH中文
尾滑音
wěi huá yīn
ZUZU
ukusuka emva
u-ku-su-ka em-va

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