Wiktionary
n. 1 The burning of further calories after the end of a period of vigorous exercise. 2 (cx sociology English) The practice of criticize a person after they have left, or stopped contributing to the conversation.
Wikipedia
Afterburn may refer to:
- Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, the burning of calories after vigorous exercise
- Afterburn (psychotherapy) is a psychological term used during the application of psychotherapy
- Afterburn (film), a film starring Laura Dern
- Afterburners, optional components in jet engines.
- Agnelli & Nelson, who write and produce dance music, under the name Afterburn, among others
- AfterBurn (plugin), a 3D Studio Max volumetric effects plugin created by Sitni Sati
- Afterburn (roller coaster), a Bolliger & Mabillard coaster at Carowinds
- WWE After Burn, a television show for World Wrestling Entertainment
Afterburn is a psychological term coined by Eric Berne, who defined it as "the period of time before a past event is assimilated".
AfterBurn is a popular 3D Studio Max plugin, created by Sitni Sati. The latest version is 4.0.
Afterburn is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park. After more than two years of planning and construction, the roller coaster opened on March 20, 1999. The ride previously operated as Top Gun: The Jet Coaster, before it was renamed Afterburn following Cedar Fair's purchase of the park in 2006.
Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, Afterburn stands tall and reaches speeds of . It features a track and a nearly three-minute-long ride time. Afterburn has generally been well received, having been featured several times as a top 50 roller coaster in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards.
Afterburn is a 1992 dramatic film written and produced for television, based on a true story where one woman takes on the United States military and General Dynamics, manufacturer of the F-16 jet fighter aircraft that took her husband's life. The docudrama starred Laura Dern, Robert Loggia, and Vincent Spano. The film's name is derived from the "Afterburner" bar where the central character (Janet Harduvel), who works as a waitress, met her future husband, a setting that forms the focus of the first part of the film.
Usage examples of "afterburn".
With a booming crack that numbed Duffy's abused eardrums and echoed from the distant trees, the gun lurched backward, gushing an afterburn of nearly transparent flame.
Photographers were already documenting the scene, and Kevin's blood looked black in the afterburn of flashbulbs.