| AFTERBODY | • afterbody n. The afterpart of a vehicle. • afterbody n. (Nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships. • afterbody n. (Astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft. | 
| AFTERBURN | • afterburn n. The burning of further calories after the end of a period of vigorous exercise. • afterburn n. (Sociology) The practice of criticizing a person after they have left, or stopped contributing to the conversation. • AFTERBURN n. the burning of additional calories post-exercise. | 
| AFTERBIRTH | • afterbirth n. The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals. • AFTERBIRTH n. the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled after delivery. | 
| AFTERBRAIN | • afterbrain n. (Anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon. • AFTERBRAIN n. a nontechnical name for the myelencephalon. | 
| AFTERBURNS | • afterburns n. Plural of afterburn. • AFTERBURN n. the burning of additional calories post-exercise. | 
| AFTERBIRTHS | • afterbirths n. Plural of afterbirth. • AFTERBIRTH n. the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled after delivery. | 
| AFTERBODIES | • afterbodies n. Plural of afterbody. • after␣bodies n. Plural of after body. • AFTERBODY n. any discarded part that continues to trail after a rocket or satellite. | 
| AFTERBRAINS | • afterbrains n. Plural of afterbrain. • AFTERBRAIN n. a nontechnical name for the myelencephalon. | 
| AFTERBURNER | • afterburner n. (Aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust. • after-burner n. Alternative spelling of afterburner. • AFTERBURNER n. a device incorporated into a turbojet engine to provide extra thrust. | 
| AFTERBURNERS | • afterburners n. Plural of afterburner. • after-burners n. Plural of after-burner. • AFTERBURNER n. a device incorporated into a turbojet engine to provide extra thrust. | 
| AFTERBURNING | • afterburning n. (Aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust. • AFTERBURNING n. reheat, the use of a device to inject fuel into the hot exhaust gases of a turbojet in order to obtain increased thrust. | 
| AFTERBURNINGS | • AFTERBURNING n. reheat, the use of a device to inject fuel into the hot exhaust gases of a turbojet in order to obtain increased thrust. |