afterflow

== English == === Etymology === From after- +‎ flow. === Noun === afterflow (countable and uncountable, plural afterflows) Any flow or issue of fluid which continues after the expected cessation; a later or residual flow; drip. 2013, L.P. Dake, The Practice of Reservoir Engineering - Page 198 Free gas in the riser was therefore subjected to a slight but continuous decrease in compressibility which merely served to prolong the period of afterflow. Any outflow or discharge following an event.