Word: afterpulse
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: af
ter
pulse
Definition: A pulse (of energy) that follows some other event
Morphemes:
Affix: after-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position or time.
Affix: pulse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A brief burst of electromagnetic energy, such as light, radio waves, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pulsāre
Language: la
Decoded: pulsare
PoS: Noun
Meaning: pulse, impulse, beat, stroke